Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn't have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box . The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading. The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don't stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day. "Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before," says Kay S. Hytnowitz. "They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media."
How many American kidswatch more than 5 hours of TV a day
what is the average among kids aged 2-7
What portion of that group have TV in their bedroom?
What portion of 8-18 year olds have a computer in their room?
Are kids lives more socially fulfilling these days?
why?
How oldis Zach Linsky?
how much TV does he watch?
does he have a TV in his room?
A computer?
Nearly 1 in 4
 Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day
3 hours and 9 minutes
The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day 
32 Percent
aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms
21 percent
 Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms,
No
"Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before," says Kay S. Hytnowitz.
Spend all of their time with media
"Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before," says Kay S. Hytnowitz. "They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media."
11
Zach Linsky, 11
3 and a half hours a day a
Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day
No
Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn't have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. H
No
Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn't have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. 