Children aged 8 to 12 years spent an average of two hours and 40 minutes watching TV or videos daily in the United States in 2021. However, they spent an average of nine minutes reading books or articles online.
Average daily entertainment screen time among children in the United States in 2021, by activity
(in hours.minutes)
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Common Sense Media. (March 23, 2022). Average daily entertainment screen time among children in the United States in 2021, by activity (in hours.minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312623/average-daily-entertainment-screen-time-children-us-activity/
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