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Television Statistics
According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube.

I. FAMILY LIFE
Percentage of households that possess at least one television: 99
Number of TV sets in the average U.S. household: 2.24
Percentage of U.S. homes with three or more TV sets: 66
Number of hours per day that TV is on in an average U.S. home: 6 hours, 47 minutes
Percentage of Americans that regularly watch television while eating dinner: 66
Number of hours of TV watched annually by Americans: 250 billion
Value of that time assuming an average wage of S5/hour: S1.25 trillion
Percentage of Americans who pay for cable TV: 56
Number of videos rented daily in the U.S.: 6 million
Number of public library items checked out daily: 3 million
Percentage of Americans who say they watch too much TV: 49

II CHILDREN
Approximate number of studies examining TV's effects on children: 4,000
Number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful
conversation with their children: 3.5
Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680
Percentage of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70
Percentage of parents who would like to limit their children's TV watching: 73
Percentage of 4-6 year-olds who, when asked to choose between watching TV
and spending time with their fathers, preferred television: 54
Hours per year the average American youth spends in school: 900 hours
Hours per year the average American youth watches television: 1500

III VIOLENCE
Number of murders seen on TV by the time an average child finishes elementary school: 8,000
Number of violent acts seen on TV by age 18: 200,000
Percentage of Americans who believe TV violence helps precipitate real life mayhem: 79

IV. COMMERCIALISM
Number of 30-second TV commercials seen in a year by an average child: 20,000
Number of TV commercials seen by the average person by age 65: 2 million
Percentage of survey participants (1993) who said that TV commercials
aimed at children make them too materialistic: 92
Rank of food products/fast-food restaurants among TV advertisements to kids: 1
Total spending by 100 leading TV advertisers in 1993: $15 billion

V. GENERAL
Percentage of local TV news broadcast time devoted to advertising: 30
Percentage devoted to stories about crime, disaster and war: 53.8
Percentage devoted to public service announcements: 0.7
Percentage of Americans who can name The Three Stooges: 59
Percentage who can name at least three justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: 17
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2007-03-04 15:13:05 · answer #1 · answered by blahblahblah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

America

2007-03-04 15:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by ReplicantZer0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. it truly is no longer strange. even as my cat became a kitten, he could spend hours watching a touch youngster coach stated as Connie the Cow. after we grew to develop into it off, he could run remote from the television set until eventually we placed it again on.

2016-12-05 06:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

ALL i once went three month with out and i was ok with it but now i have it agine and carry the remote

2007-03-04 15:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Lil_Ron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I certainly do. A day without t.v is like a day without sunshine.

2007-03-04 15:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I do. Who doesn't?

2007-03-04 15:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by ♥doodlebug♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

TV rots your brain.

Ain't it great!!

2007-03-04 15:09:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

practically every one LOL i do even thought im not addicted to it LOL

2007-03-04 15:10:44 · answer #8 · answered by The Big Bean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Who doesn't? =] Well i know I do!

2007-03-04 18:19:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

everybody

2007-03-04 15:23:52 · answer #10 · answered by jml 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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