This statistic presents data on TV consumption habits among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, five percent of the parents stated that their child watched TV once a week.
Frequency of television consumption among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017
2011: May 27 to June 15, 2011; 2013: May 20 to June 12, 2013; 2017: January 20 to February 10, 2017
Number of respondents
2011: n = 1,384; 2013: n = 1,463; 2017: n = 1,454
Special properties
Parents of children aged 0-8 years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding, refused/don’t know responses, or because multiple responses were allowed. Figures for 2011 and 2013 come from an earlier edition of the report.
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Common Sense Media. (October 19, 2017). Frequency of television consumption among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204538/tv-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media. "Frequency of television consumption among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017." Chart. October 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204538/tv-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media. (2017). Frequency of television consumption among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204538/tv-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media. "Frequency of Television Consumption among Children in The United States from 2011 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204538/tv-habits-of-americas-children/
Common Sense Media, Frequency of television consumption among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204538/tv-habits-of-americas-children/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Frequency of television consumption among children in the United States from 2011 to 2017 [Graph], Common Sense Media, October 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/204538/tv-habits-of-americas-children/
