According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted in September 2022, besides time granted for homework and educational purposes, 43 percent of respondents who are currently employed reported allowing their children to use digital devices between one and two hours per day. The same number of respondents who are currently employed reported allowing children to have between one and two hours of daily screen time. Approximately 60 percent of unemployed respondents reported granting over three hours of daily engagement with digital devices for their children.
Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status
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CivicScience. (September 27, 2022). Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341272/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children-by-employment/
CivicScience. "Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status." Chart. September 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341272/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children-by-employment/
CivicScience. (2022). Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341272/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children-by-employment/
CivicScience. "Daily Screen Time Allowed by Parents in The United States as of September 2022, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341272/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children-by-employment/
CivicScience, Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341272/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children-by-employment/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status [Graph], CivicScience, September 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341272/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children-by-employment/