Questionnaire Results

Me and the members of my group went out and gave our questionnaires to people of our assigned age groups. Once we had given out 20 questionnaires each, we brought our results together and put them in to graphs, comparing them by gender.

Do you play console games?
Female Yes: 17
No: 28

Male Yes: 38
No: 7

As expected, more males who we asked played console games that the females, already supporting the theory that males are more interested in console games than females are.


If Yes
How often do you play (per week)?
Female Every day: 4
3-6 days: 6
1-2 days: 7

Male Every day: 15
3-6 days: 13
1-2 days: 10

There is a significant difference in the results on this question when comparing the two genders. The top answer for the males is "every day", whilst the majority of the girls answers was just "1-2 days" of game play per week.

What games console(s) do you play?

Female Nintendo Wii: 12
XBox: 5
Nintendo DS: 8
Playstation: 3
Other: 8

Male Nintendo Wii:9
XBox: 17
Nintendo DS: 5
Playstation: 15
Other: 3

Other popular answers were Facebook games (Farmville), online games and phone apps.

Here it is shown that the theory that certain games consoles are aimed at specific genders may be true. Females tended to play the Nintendo consoles (Wii and DS) more than the XBox and Playstation, which were more popular with the males. The Nintendo products, as shown in earlier posts, were mainly advertised by girls (girls hands holding the console, Girls Aloud used in TV advert), whilst the Playstation was advertised with men.

What type(s) of game do you play?
Female Sport: 2
Racing/ driving: 3
Shooting: 2
Platform: 8
Other: 7

Other games mentioned were adventure, puzzle and popular dance games.

Male Sport: 14
Racing/ driving: 12
Shooting: 22
Platform: 9
Other: 5

Poker and other gambling games were popular in the 'Other' category.

As we predicted, shooting games, racing games and sports were more popular with the males who were given the questionnaire. Females tended to lean more toward platform games, and they told us that they also enjoyed adventure and puzzle games, and those involving a dance mat.

If No, why?
Female Lack of Time: 12
Lack of Interest: 10
Too expensive: 5
Other: 1

Male Lack of Time: 4
Lack of Interest: 2
Too expensive: 1
Other: 0

We also asked the people who said that they do not play console games their reason(s) for this. Both genders mainly answered "lack of time" or "lack of interest", however there was obviously a higher percentage of females answering this question.

Overall, our results came back with a positive correlation to our initial thoughts; that men are more interested in games consoles than females, and the stereotypes with regards to what consoles and games they play.