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<blockquote data-quote="ggroy" data-source="post: 5145374" data-attributes="member: 83805">These figures of 24 million lapsed players and 1.5 million active players, appear to be possibly from a subsequent survey than the 1999 one.&nbsp; Though what year this subsequent survey was done, is unknown.&nbsp; They also did not state whether this subsequent survey only covered America or included other countries.If we add the 24 million lapsed players + 1.5 million active players, we&nbsp; get a figure of &quot;25.5 million players who play or have played D&amp;D&quot;.If the 1999 WotC survey figure of &quot;5.5 million people who play or have played tabletop rpgs&quot;, only covers an age range of 12 to 35 (as mentioned in the 1999 survey), one could deduce from the above &quot;25.5 million people who play or have played D&amp;D&quot; figure that the subsequent survey may possibly cover a greater age range than 12 to 35.&nbsp; Though what exact age ranged was used in this subsequent survey, is unknown.As a percentage of the US population (using a 309 million population figure from <a href="http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html" target="_blank">US &amp; World Population Clock</a>), people who play or have played D&amp;D make up approximately 25.5/309 = 8.25% of the population.&nbsp; (This is assuming the WotC subsequent survey only covered American households and not overseas).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ggroy, post: 5145374, member: 83805"] These figures of 24 million lapsed players and 1.5 million active players, appear to be possibly from a subsequent survey than the 1999 one. Though what year this subsequent survey was done, is unknown. They also did not state whether this subsequent survey only covered America or included other countries. If we add the 24 million lapsed players + 1.5 million active players, we get a figure of "25.5 million players who play or have played D&D". If the 1999 WotC survey figure of "5.5 million people who play or have played tabletop rpgs", only covers an age range of 12 to 35 (as mentioned in the 1999 survey), one could deduce from the above "25.5 million people who play or have played D&D" figure that the subsequent survey may possibly cover a greater age range than 12 to 35. Though what exact age ranged was used in this subsequent survey, is unknown. As a percentage of the US population (using a 309 million population figure from [URL="http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html"]US & World Population Clock[/URL]), people who play or have played D&D make up approximately 25.5/309 = 8.25% of the population. (This is assuming the WotC subsequent survey only covered American households and not overseas). [/QUOTE]

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