According to a new national consumer study, nearly two-thirds (61%) of Americans fall asleep with the TV on. (Perhaps even more worrisome: LG Electronics USA, which commissioned the survey, says the survey also reveals “Americans have redefined their relationships with television, seeing their TV less as an entertainment device and more as a companion.)
Keeping in mind that television and other electronics frequently have a negative effect on sleep, here are some other survey findings you may find interesting:
- 22% of Americans admit to watching or listening to the TV while they are intimate with their partners.
- More than a third of Americans (38%) turn their televisions on as soon as they wake up.
- Nearly half (45%) of all Americans switch their televisions on within 15 minutes of arriving home.
- For some (35%), their relationship with their TV is so strong they’d rather watch the same show at the same time as family members or roommates, but in a separate room.
- The majority of people (55%) talk to the TV during programs and sporting events.
- Even with the ability to pause live TV, 37% of people admit to leaving the door open while in the bathroom so they can keep watching.
- A quarter of respondents (26%) leave their TVs on for their pets when they step out.
- Multi-taskers love TV for background noise and leave it on while doing chores (73%), cooking (72%), and even while working (58%).