Facts About Television
Facts About Television
FAMILY LIFE
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.
Percentage of households that possess at least one television: 99Number of TV sets in the average U.S. household: 2.24Percentage of Americans that regularly watch television while eating dinner: 66Number of hours per day that TV is on in an average U.S. home: 7Number of hours of TV watched annually by Americans: 250 billionValue of that time assuming an average wage of $5/hour: $1.25 trillionNumber of videos rented daily in the U.S.: 6 millionNumber of public library items checked out daily: 3 millionPercentage of Americans who say they watch too much TV: 49Percentage of Americans who say they would like to read or visit friends but have no time: 19CHILDREN
There have been more than 4,000 studies about TV's effects on children. While definitive conclusions are difficult to arrive at, most studies suggest that excessive TV-watching correlates with:- aggressive behavior
- lower academic performance
- a child's belief that he/she will be the victim of a crime
- diminished attention spans
- stereotyped: a) sex-role attitudes, b) images of older people, c) racial & ethnic perceptions
Number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children: 38.5Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680Percentage of children ages 6-17 who have TV's in their bedrooms: 50Percentage of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70Percentage of parents who would like to limit their children's TV watching: 73Percentage of 4-6 year-olds who, when asked to choose between watching TV and spending time with their fathers, preferred television: 54Hours per year the average American youth spends in school: 900 hoursHours per year the average American youth watches television: 1500Percentage of 7th graders who watch more than 3 hours of TV daily: 47Percentage of 7th graders who read daily for pleasure: 27VIOLENCE
Over 1,000 separate studies and reviews attest that exposure to heavy doses of television violence increases the likelihood of aggressive behavior.Number of murders seen on TV by the time an average child finishes elementary school: 8,000Number of violent acts seen on TV by age 18: 200,000Percentage of Americans who believe TV violence helps precipitate real life mayhem: 79COMMERCIALISM
Number of 30-second commercials seen in a year by an average child: 20,000Percentage of top ten best-selling toys in 1985 that were tied to TV shows: 100Number of years spent watching commercials in an average lifetime: 1.5Rank of food products/fast-food restaurants among TV advertisements to kids: 1Comments:
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