FED: The TV viewing habits of little Australians

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2008
FED: The TV viewing habits of little Australians

The TV and computer use habits of little Australians, from the Longitudinal Study of
Australian Children:



* About a third of children aged three and four watch only a little TV, fewer than
4.5 hours a week



* About a third watch a moderate amount, between 4.5 and nine hours a week



* A further one third watched a considerable amount, more than nine hours per week



* Those who watch high levels of television were more likely to turn the television
on themselves than children who watched low levels



* 68 per cent of parents were happy with the amount of television their children watched



* Nine out of ten kids aged seven and eight had a computer at home, and one in ten
had a computer in their bedroom



* 69 per cent of kids with a computer in their room used it for entertainment, compared
to 55 per cent among those without a computer in their room



* Almost all children with a computer in the home used it to play games



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