Time spent reading for personal interest and playing games or using a computer for leisure varied greatly by age. Those ages 75 and older averaged 1.4 hours of reading per weekend day and 0.2 hours (12 minutes) playing games or using a computer for leisure.
Individuals ages 15 to 19 read for an average of 0.1 hours (seven minutes) per weekend day and spent one hour playing games or using a computer for leisure.
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Consumers have been watching more television and using the Internet more, according to a June 2007 study by Arbitron and Edison Media Research.
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One of the other leisure uses for PCs is playing video games. An Ipsos study commissioned by the Associated Press and AOL Games found 30% of gamers spent less than five hours per week watching TV, while 33% spent more than four hours per week playing video games.
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