The hours of mass media consumed by American children and teenagers just took another big jump upward.
A new study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation shows that American children age 8-18 consume on average 75 and one-quarter hours of one or another form of mass media per week, an increase of more than 15 hours per week since 2004.
The study observed 2,002 school-age children from October 2008 until May 2009. It was supported by a more comprehensive study of 702 students who wrote media diaries.
Media Consumption, Age 8-18
Average Hours and Minutes Per Day
|
Media |
Hours/Minutes |
|
TV |
4:29 |
|
Music/Audio |
2:31 |
|
Computer |
1:29 |
|
Video Games |
1:13 |
|
|
0:38 |
|
Movies |
0:25 |
|
Total Per Day |
10:45 |
Source: TopNews Network, 01/21/10.
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