U.S. parent concern over child screen time during COVID-19 2020

An August 2020 survey revealed that 23 percent of parents in the United States were very concerned about the amount of time their child(ren) spent on digital devices during the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, 33 percent of U.S. parents were somewhat concerned about the amount of screen time their children had.

Concern of parents in the United States over the amount of time spent on devices by their child during COVID-19 pandemic as of August 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Very concerned	23%
Somewhat concerned	33%
Somewhat unconcerned	17%
Very unconcerned	18%
Don’t know/no opinion	8%

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 13 to 15, 2020

Number of respondents

899 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

parents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: How concerned or unconcerned are you about the amount of time the child is spending on devices?

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