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TV Viewing Is Americans' #1 Leisure Activity

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2012 American Time Use Survey found that Americans 15 and older watched on average 2.8 hours of TV per day, accounting for about half of total leisure time, and beating out socializing with friends and others.

For more highlights from the BLS’s 2012 American Time Use Survey, go to: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm 

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