Kids 8 to 18 Spend 53 hrs On Media

Kids 8 to 18, spend 53 hrs/wk (Hispanics and African Amrican add 4.5 hrs) on cell phones, computers, video games, TV and texting. And only 25 min reading.

Amount of time kids spend each day, on average:3

Watching TV 2:46

Listening to music 1:27

Reading for fun :44

Watching videos :39

Using a computer for fun :21

Playing video games :20

Online :08

Percent of kids who spend more than an hour a day:

Watching TV 64%

Reading for fun 20%

Listening to CDs or tapes 19%

Listening to the radio 17%

Using a computer for fun 9%

Playing video games 8%

Online 3%

Playing computer games 2%