Time spent with selected media devices among U.S. children 2017, by age

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Amy Watson
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Jan 22, 2019
This statistic presents data on the daily time 0- to 8-year-olds spent with selected devices in the United States in 2017, sorted by age. It was found that children aged two to four spent an average of 58 minutes of their daily screen media time on a mobile device.

Daily time spent with selected devices among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States in 2017, by age (in minutes)

CharacteristicTelevision setMobile deviceDVD/videotapeComputer*Video game player*
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Statistic: Daily time spent with selected devices among 0- to 8-year-olds in the United States in 2017, by age (in minutes)

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Release date

October 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 20 to February 10, 2017

Number of respondents

1,454 respondents

Age group

0-8 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

*The average amount of screen time spent daily with a computer or video game player for children under two years is less than one minute but more than zero.

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