Amount of daily screen use, not including for school or homework Tweens: By socioeconomic status 4 hours, 44 minutes Tweens in higher-income homes: 3:59 Tweens in lower-income homes: 5:49 7 hours, 22 minutes Teens: Young people in lower-income homes use nearly two more hours of screen media a day than their peers in higher-income homes. Note: “Lower income” is <$35,000; “higher income” is $100,000+ per year. Smartphone ownership has risen dramatically, even among the youngest tweens. 81% Smartphone ownership by age, 2015 vs. 2019 69% 71% 2019 73% 74% 77% 2015 59% 36% 26% 41% 50% 32% 15% 11% 8 91% 88% 72% 53% 19% 83% 89% 9 19% 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 AGE, IN YEARS Homework gap Teens in lower-income homes spend less time using computers and more time using their phones for homework than their peers in higher-income homes. :55 :34 :12 :21 ◼ Computer Average minutes per day 13- to 18-year-olds spend using each device for homework, by income, 2019 Note: “Lower income” is <$35,000; “higher income” is $100,000+ per year. ◼ Smartphone HIGHER INCOME LOWER INCOME Top screen media activities for tweens and teens #1 Watching TV/videos Proportion of screen time devoted to various media activities, 2019 2% each 2% 31% Playing games TEENS TWEENS 3% 4% 5% #2 4% 6% 39% 16% 53% 8% ◼ TV/Videos ◼ Content creation ◼ Gaming ◼ Video chatting ◼ Browsing websites ◼ E-reading ◼ Social media ◼ Other 22% Note: Content creation includes writing on digital devices, making art, or creating digital music. “Other” includes using GPS or other functional apps, using email, shopping, and doing any other digital activities not specifically asked about in the survey. Time spent watching online videos has increased substantially. For tweens, YouTube dominates the online video space. Online video or subscription platforms used “the most” by 8- to 12-year-olds :59 Teens :56 Tweens 53% 27% :35 7% :25 2015 2019 YouTube Netflix YouTube Kids 3% Amazon Prime Video 2% Hulu