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Article: Children may be computer-savvy, but they still prefer TV, survey says The average youngster spends more than 21/2 hours a day watching television; those with computers in their homes spend 11/2 hours logged on
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 18, 1999
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The TV remote control wins fingers down over the computer
keyboard, a study released today reveals.
And it's not just because more American homes have television sets
than computers, according to the study by the California-based Kaiser
Family Foundation.
"We've heard a lot of hype about the new digital world, and how
computers are taking over, and how kids are turning away from the TV,
but that's true for only a small percent of children," said Don
Roberts, a Stanford University professor of communication and a co-
author of the report. "The majority of kids have access to computers.
But on the whole, they spend relatively little time using them."
For instance, 99% of U.S. ...