Tv Facts And Figures

Kids ages 6 and under spend as much time in front of a TV or computer screen as they do outside. The television is on an average of 7 hours 40 minutes a day in U.S. homes. The average American child sees about 200,000 acts of violence on TV by age 18. 92% of all U.S. households own a VCR or DVD player. On average, kids ages 6 to 11 watch 19 hours, 49 minutes of TV each week. The average American youth spends 1,023 hours each year watching TV and 900 hours in school. On average, girls ages 12 to 17 watch 19 hours, 49 minutes of TV each week. Boys watch 20 hours, 14 minutes. The average household has 2.4 TV sets. 98% of all U.S. households own at least one set. 79% have more than one TV set. 56% of children ages 8 to 16 have a TV in their bedroom; 36% of kids ages 6 and under do. 40% of Americans always or often watch television while eating dinner. American children spend an average of 4 hours 41 minutes a day in front of a video screen of some kind.