Tablet usage while watching TV in the U.S. 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 31, 2012
This graph depicts the amount of time tablet users spent on their devices while watching TV. Only 10 percent of the respondents reported using their tablets for the entirety of their TV-viewing time, while more than 30 percent reported only occasionally using it while watching TV. The 2 percent of the respondents who don't watch TV weren't included in the graph.

Frequency of using a tablet while watching TV in the United States in 2012

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Release date

March 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

January-February 2012

Number of respondents

1,890 consumers; 1,252 business people

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

2% of the respondents said that they didn't watch TV at all.

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