In 2020, almost a quarter of American children spent more than four hours using screen daily. About the same amount did not use any screen media over that same period of time. In 2021, more than half of American children of all ages spent more than three hours watching online content outside of homework.
Breakdown of children aged 0 to 8 in the United-States in 2020, by daily screen time
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Common Sense Media. (November 14, 2020). Breakdown of children aged 0 to 8 in the United-States in 2020, by daily screen time [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284561/daily-screen-time-children-use-united-states/
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