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They have two categories: Less than a high school diploma and Bachelors degree and higher. Seems there must be a lot of people in the middle that have a high school diploma but not a bachelors degree, right?
Also, it seems to me that these definitions are blurring. For example, I don't have cable and thus don't watch TV. I do however, stream television series on NetFlix. I recently finished the first season of "Game of Thrones". Does this count as "Internet" or as television? I also spend a large amount of time, here on Hubski. Most of which is spent "reading". Where would that time fall? I'm not disputing the assertion that a majority of Americans are out of shape and watch too much TV. I'm just saying the lines of definition that they've drawn are vague and could probably be more clear. Gotta go... I'm off for a run!
Just to clarify, I wasn't trying to assert that Americans watch too much tv. That is just what surprised me the most about the data. Frankly I think the more interesting part is actually the contrast between what the more and less educated do with their time.
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If you can't finish high school it's a fair assumption that you may lack curiosity. Television prays upon such individuals. People that would rather watch a fictional account of friendship, lovers, adventurers, heroes and villains than become one themselves.
This is of course, a generalization.
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thenewgreen · 4536 days ago · link ·
I watch on average probably 30 minutes of TV/Movie a day. I'm in the "safe zone". It's not always been this way. Growing up I watched WAY too much TV. As a result, I'm full of pointless pop-culture references from the 80's/90s