Okay this is not a rant against television because believe me I love to watch television. But God has really been dealing with me about this topic. Let me give you some statistics that I found that have just really rocked my soul:
Amount of time the average American watches TV a day
=
4 hours (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year).
Amount of time the average American will watch TV by the time they are 65
=
9 years
Number of hours of TV watched annually by Americans
=
250 billion
Value of that time watching TV annually by Americans assuming an average wage of S5/hour
=
S1.25 trillion
Number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children
=
3.5
Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television
=
1,680
Percentage of 4-6 year-olds who, when asked to choose between watching TV and spending time with their fathers, preferred television
=
54
Hours per year the average American youth spends in school
=
900 hours
Hours per year the average American youth watches television
=
1500
Number of murders seen on TV by the time an average child finishes elementary school
=
8,000
Number of violent acts seen on TV by age 18
=
200,000
Tomorrow we will take a look at a passage of scripture that has really challenged me regarding my own TV watching habits. Today I just want you to let these statistics flow over you.
Statistics were compiled by:
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4 comments:
CRAZY!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for putting those statistics out there the day that we got our direct tv installed after 3 weeks with ZERO tv! :) Actually, 3 weeks w/o tv has changed our outlook on it and has changed the way we'll watch it from here on out. I can't wait to read Part 2. Is it Philippians 4:8???? Just a guess!
WOH!!! That's scary when you really think about it!!!
Wow, these stats are really eye-opening. Thanks for sharing. I'm not sure if you remember me, but I'm a friend of Kristi and Shanon's from A&M, and did some D-Now's in Abilene. --Kim (McKown) Craig
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