Characteristics
of households with a dedicated games machine, 2002
Predictably, households with children under
15 are more likely to have a dedicated games machine, with 61 per cent
having one in 2002, compared to 20 per cent of households without children.
A games machine was also more common in households with an income over
$50,000 than in lower-income households, but there was very little difference
in terms of region (metropolitan versus ex-metropolitan).
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Total households (m)
% with dedicated games
machine
Region
Metropolitan areas
4.78
33%
Outside metropolitan areas
2.71
31%
Type
With children under 15
2.18
61%
Without children under 15
5.32
20%
Personal income
Less than $25,000
2.19
15%
$25,000–$49,999
1.80
33%
$50,000–$74,999
1.31
44%
$75,000–$99,999
0.79
47%
$100,000 or over
0.85
45%
Not stated/don’t know
0.55
28%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),
Household Use of Information Technology
(cat. no. 8146.0).
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