Daily Screen Time Among Teenagers: United States, July 2021 – December 2023

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• Personal Author:
  Zablotsky, Benjamin ; Arockiaraj, Basilica ; Haile, Gelila ; Ng, Amanda E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  As technology has become more integrated into teenagers’ lives, the time spent in front of screens has continued to rise in the United States (1). High levels of screen time have been linked with adverse health outcomes, including poor sleep habits, fatigue, and symptoms of anxiety and depression (2–4). Using data from the July 2021–December 2023 National Health Interview Survey–Teen (NHIS–Teen), this report describes the prevalence of daily screen time among teenagers ages 12–17 by selected characteristics. Teenagers reported on their own screen time use during a typical weekday, excluding time spent doing schoolwork.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Anxiety / Epidemiology Depression / Epidemiology Screen Time
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Behavior Adolescent Health Anxiety Depression Digital Media Use Health Behavior Mental Health National Health Interview Survey-Teen Physical Activity Prevalence Screen Time Social Media Teens Youth

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• Source:
  National Health Interview Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Pubmed ID:
  39729081
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11701796
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  10 Pages
• Issue:
  513
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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