Yet Another Stat That Proves The Male Gamer Stereotype Is A Farce
With new data from a Pew Research Center survey, we know that women play an even bigger role in the gaming community. Of the 40% of Americans who own a video game console, 42% are women and only 37% are men.
I’m really confused by this because none of these numbers add up to 100
Well the pie chart is males under 18 vs females over 18, so I can see where that and the race one can have additional categories they’re not showing, but the main male v female one only adding up to 79% definitely makes me wonder what they’re not showing.
A pie chart implies it is representing a whole, not 53%, and not comparing two sides that don’t make sense to be compared. Women over 18 vs. Boys under 18? Why?
And the race one adds up to 127% so are they saying that 39% of white people play games?
No damn sense, any of it.
Awww yeah, time for some research.
Long post incoming. [Link to the Pew Survey]
Long post incoming. [Link to the Pew Survey]
Here’s a chart grabbed from Pew’s survey, the source of that infograph above. The numbers aren’t meant to fill up a whole 100% because the percentages aren’t divisions of the 40% of all people who own a console. They’re actually tied to the demographic itself.
45% of Hispanics in the survey owned a console. 42% of women in the survey owned a console. 56% of the 18-29 age group in the survey owned a console. And etc.
That’s how you’re supposed to read it. Not as “42% of the adults who own a console are women” like OP implied.
Dumb math after the break.