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How Typical Are You? A Do-It-Yourself Quiz

Every family, every household watches TV differently. There are no right or wrong answers; rather, our worksheet is designed to help you think about the ways that you watch TV.

1. In the United States, 64 percent of children watch TV for at least one hour per day. In a typical day, the average amount of time children spend watching TV is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
   
   In our home, children watch TV for __________ hour(s) each day.

2. In 60 percent of U.S. homes, the TV is on during mealtimes — breakfast, lunch or dinner.
   
   In our home, the TV is: _____ on _____ off while we eat.

3. In an average preschooler’s home, the TV is on for more than half of his or her waking hours.
   
   In our home, the TV is on for __________ hour(s) of our preschooler’s day, which is ______ percent of his or her waking hours.

Facts and figures provided by Kids & Media @ The New Millennium, a report by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.