Mobile gaming habits survey

The survey below has already expired. You can see the results by clicking here. I've kept the questions for reference.

Hi! Thank you for taking the time to complete this short market research survey. Your answers will help me assess the current trends in the mobile gaming industry. There are 25 questions, answering all of them takes about 3 to 4 minutes. Have fun!
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    Demographics

    Here I'd like to know a little bit about who you are.

    1. What is your gender? *
    Female
    Male

    2. Which category below includes your age? *

    3. Where are you from? *


    4. How much is your monthly income?
    These kind of questions make the survey seem more professional


    Technology

    This part focuses on the various mobile devices that you use.

    5. Which smartphone OS runs on your primary phone? *


    6. Do you have a tablet?

    7. Do you use Windows 8 on a regular basis? *
    Yes and I frequently download apps from the Windows Store
    Yes but I don't use apps
    No

    Gaming habits

    Here are a few questions about your experience and taste in video games. There will be a few specific questions about mobile apps. If you're using Windows 8, the games that you've downloaded from the Windows Store go into that category.

    8. In a typical day for how many hours do you play video games? *

    9. Please select the devices that you use for playing video games
    PC (regular PC games)
    PC (Windows 8 "app" games)
    Game console (Xbox, PlayStation, Wiii, etc)
    Handheld console (Sony PSP, PS Vita, GameBoy, etc)
    My iPhone or iPad
    My Android device
    My mobile phone or tablet (it isn't an iPhone or an Android-powered device)

    10. Please indicate your feelings about the following types of video games
    I've mentioned a few titles for reference but please rate the genres in general, not the games
    First-person shooters (Half-Life)
    Third-person shooters (GTA IV)
    Role-playing games (Skyrim)
    Real time strategy games (StarCraft)
    Turn-based strategy games (Civilization V)
    Platform games (Super Mario Bros)
    Social network games (FarmVille)
    Sports games (FIFA 2013)
    Racing games (Need for Speed)
    Simulators (SimCity)
    Online games (World of Warcraft)
    Adventure games (Fahrenheit)
    Music games (Guitar Hero)

    11. Now here are a few mobile titles. This time please rate the actual games
    This question refers to mobile games only. There are a few PC titles on the list, but I'm talking about their mobile app versions (Android, iOS, Windows 8, etc.)
    Angry Birds series
    Cut the Rope series
    Pudding Monsters
    Modern Combat series
    Asphalt series
    Where is My Water?
    Plants vs. Zombies
    Temple Run series
    Fruit Ninja
    Grand Theft Auto series
    World of Goo
    Rayman Jungle Run
    Granny Smith
    Need for Speed Series
    Despicable Me
    Candy Crush Saga
    Hill Climb Racing
    Jetpack Joyride

    12. You're doing great, it's almost over. I'm curios about the type of games you enjoy playing on your smartphone or your tablet. How often do you play the following types of games?
    Again, we're talking about genres but this time only on mobile devices. For the purposes of this survey, apps downloaded from the Store on Windows 8 laptops or PC-s qualify as tablet apps.
    First-person shooters
    Third-person shooters
    Guess the brand games
    2D side-scrolling platform games
    3D platform games
    Physics-based puzzle games
    Match three puzzle games
    Physics-based action games
    Strategy games
    Tower defence games
    Hidden object games
    Logic puzzles
    Trivia games
    Racing games
    Sports games
    Role-playing games
    Adventure games
    Music games
    Social games
    Card games
    Multiplayer games
13. Please indicate if you have ever played the following fantastic games on Android or on Windows
You can find out more about them on http://pandulapeter.blogspot.com/
Steve and Celeste
Nightfall Lands

The financial part

I can't stress enough how much you're helping me with these answers. Please have patience for just a few more short questions about the amount of money you're willing to spend on mobile games.

14. What do you think about advertisement banners in a mobile game? *
They are really annoying
If they are positioned correctly, they don't bother me
I think there's nothing wrong with them
I think they're great
I use an ad-blocking app

15. What do you think about full screen advertisements in a mobile game? *
These are the ones you have to manually close if you want to continue your game
They are really annoying
I think there's nothing wrong with them
I think they're great
I use an ad-blocking app

16. Have you ever clicked on an advertisement on a mobile device? *
I mean on purpose.
Yes
No

17. What is your opinion on in-app purchases in smartphone or tablet games?
This means that there are some special items that you can buy with real money in otherwise free games
I would never pay in a mobile game and the option to do so annoys me
They don't bother me but I won't purchase anything
I think they're a good idea
I've actually made in-app purchases
I frequently purchase items that way

18. How much money did you spend in the last three months on mobile games? *
That's buying games on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon App Store, Windows Store, etc.
I didn't spend any money on mobile games
Under the price of three beers
Between the price of three beers and the price of a bottle of Jack
More than the price of a bottle of Jack


19. What do you think the ideal price of a good quality mobile game is? *
Note how there is no "Free" option
Free with ads
Free with in-app purchases
$1
$1 - $3
Over $3

20. Would you be willing to pay 1 dollar for a game that you really like? *
$0.99 to be more precise. Just $0.99.
Yes
No

Social media

Last section, I promise. This is about how do you use the various social networks.
21. Please select the websites that you frequently visit
Facebook
Google+
Twitter
YouTube
Reddit


22. Do you like online achievements and leaderboards where you can compare your game scores with your friends'?
Services like the Apple Game Center, Amazon Game Circle, Google Play Games or simple solutions based on logging in with your Facebook account
Yes
No


23. When you discover a new game that you really like, do you share the news with your friends on social networking sites?
Example sentence: "Check out this exciting new action-RPG: search the Play Store for Nightfall Lands!"
I would never do that
Sure, why not?

24. How did you hear about this survey?
My annoying game developer-wannabe friend forced me to complete it
One of my friends shared it on Facebook
One of my friends shared it on Google+
I've found it on pandulapeter.blogspot.com
Other


25. That was all! Do you have any comments?
This is completely optional, you can rate the survey itself or write down your name, anything you want :)

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