B
Evidence Grade B
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6 hours
6 hours -- daily screen time for US children aged 8-12 (2021)
Children aged 8 to 12 spend around 6 hours per day on screens on average.
- Pre-pandemic baseline or general study; exact study citation not detailed in text
- Reported as 'around 6 hours on average'
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Value
6 hours
Unit
Duration Hours
Data Vintage
2021
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
antivirus.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.antivirus.com/2021/07/30/how-to-protect-your-children-from-social-media-risks/ ↗
Source Article
How to protect your Children from Social Media risks
Original Research
antivirus.com
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Methodology
Cited study on children's media consumption; secondary citation
Methodology documented
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US children aged 8-12: 6 hours daily screen time. Source: antivirus.com (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/children-8-12-daily-screen-time
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