41% of teenage boys say they spend too much time playing video games % of US. teens who say they spend
Teens are divided on whether they spend too much or too little time playing video games. A quarter of teens (26%) believe they spend too much time playing video games, while a similar share (22%) feels they spend too little time doing so. And as with video game playing in general, these findings differ by gender. Four-in-ten boys ages 13 to 17 (41%) say they spend too much time playing video games, nearly four times the share of girls who say the same (11%). And a larger share of boys (65%) than girls (50%) have cut back on the amount of time they spend playing games. Three-in-ten girls believe they spend too little time playing games, a view shared by just 14% of boys.
41% of teenage boys say they spend too much time  | playing video games  | % of US. teens who say they spend  | playing video games  | Too much  | About the  | Too little  | time  | right time  | time  | Boys  | 41  | 41  | 14  | Girls  | 11  | 42  | 30  | Note: Respondents Survey who do not play 7-April video 10 games 2018 are not shown.  | Source: Respondents Survey conducted March 7-April 10 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 