An August 2020 survey revealed that 28 percent of parents in the United States reported that their child(ren) spent approximately 4 to 5 hours per day on digital devices during the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, 11 percent of U.S. parents reported their children's device usage time to amount to 8 to 9 hours, and another 11 percent reported their children using digital devices for more than 9 hours daily.
Approximate daily time spent by children on digital devices during COVID-19 outbreak according to parents in the United States as of August 2020
(in hours)
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Morning Consult. (June 30, 2020). Approximate daily time spent by children on digital devices during COVID-19 outbreak according to parents in the United States as of August 2020 (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1164976/time-spent-us-kids-digital-devices-parents-during-covid/
Morning Consult. "Approximate daily time spent by children on digital devices during COVID-19 outbreak according to parents in the United States as of August 2020 (in hours)." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1164976/time-spent-us-kids-digital-devices-parents-during-covid/
Morning Consult. (2020). Approximate daily time spent by children on digital devices during COVID-19 outbreak according to parents in the United States as of August 2020 (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1164976/time-spent-us-kids-digital-devices-parents-during-covid/
Morning Consult. "Approximate Daily Time Spent by Children on Digital Devices during Covid-19 Outbreak According to Parents in The United States as of August 2020 (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1164976/time-spent-us-kids-digital-devices-parents-during-covid/
Morning Consult, Approximate daily time spent by children on digital devices during COVID-19 outbreak according to parents in the United States as of August 2020 (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1164976/time-spent-us-kids-digital-devices-parents-during-covid/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Approximate daily time spent by children on digital devices during COVID-19 outbreak according to parents in the United States as of August 2020 (in hours) [Graph], Morning Consult, June 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1164976/time-spent-us-kids-digital-devices-parents-during-covid/
