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Detailed Tables: Teen Television Viewing After 9 PM

This section of the report provides detailed findings from a census-balanced, nationally representative telephone study conducted in mid-May, 2002 among 750 American teens 12- to 18-years-old. The CSPI Teen Television Viewing Study was conducted by Global Strategy Group.  The margin of error for the study is +/- 3.5%.

1. Rules Governing TV Viewing Patterns

Thinking of school nights, which of the following rules about watching TV are you supposed to follow? (Multiple responses – may exceed 100%)

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Not supposed to watch TV after a certain time

27

29

25

41

28

13

Not supposed to watch certain TV shows at all

11

8

13

17

9

6

Not supposed to watch certain TV shows without a parent or adult

3

4

1

5

2

1

Not supposed to watch TV by myself

-

-

-

-

-

-

There are no rules about watching TV

62

61

64

41

63

81

 

What time do you have to stop watching TV on school nights? OPEN-END

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Before 9:00 p.m.

40

40

41

54

26

27

9:15 p.m.

5

4

6

8

3

-

9:30 p.m.

12

16

8

14

13

3

9:45 p.m.

1

2

1

1

3

-

10:00 p.m.

23

23

23

16

26

36

After 10:00 p.m.

19

14

21

7

19

34

 

How often do you watch TV after the time you are supposed to stop watching it? Would you say all the time, often, sometimes, rarely or never?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

All the time

4

2

7

4

4

6

Often

14

16

12

9

16

24

Sometimes

45

49

42

45

53

30

Rarely

22

20

25

31

15

12

Never

12

11

13

10

10

25

Don’t know

2

2

1

1

2

3

 

Do you have a TV in your bedroom?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Yes

62

66

58

59

66

61

No

38

34

42

41

34

39

 

IF TV IN BEDROOM: How often do you watch TV in your bedroom after the time you are supposed to stop watching it? Would you say all the time, often, sometimes, rarely or never?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

All the time

11

13

10

6

13

15

Often

14

12

16

14

18

10

Sometimes

28

26

31

33

29

22

Rarely

22

24

21

29

18

21

Never

20

20

19

16

18

26

Don’t know

5

4

3

2

4

6


2. TV Viewing Patterns

Do you ever watch television after 9:00 p.m. on school nights?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Yes

77

79

76

67

83

82

No

23

21

24

33

17

18

 

Which of the following is correct about how you watch TV after 9:00 p.m. on school nights?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

I watch shows on both cable and broadcast TV. Broadcast TV includes ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and UPN.

55

54

56

49

54

59

I watch only shows on cable

28

29

27

32

33

19

I watch only shows on broadcast TV

17

17

17

17

13

22

 

Who do you usually watch TV with after 9:00 p.m. on school nights? OPEN END

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Parent / care-giver or other adult

22

19

24

29

17

22

Sibling

24

21

26

29

20

23

Friends

6

7

6

5

5

6

Myself

47

52

43

37

56

48

Other

1

1

1

0

2

1

 

How often do you watch TV after 9:00 p.m. on school nights unsupervised, that is, without an adult being present: all of the time, most of the time, some of the time, not very often or never?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

All of the time

24

24

24

18

30

24

Most of the time

27

29

26

21

27

32

Some of the time

26

24

28

27

29

23

Not very often

19

19

18

27

14

17

Never

4

4

4

7

-

4

 

Thinking of only the last 5 school nights, how many of those 5 nights did you watch a half-hour or more of television after 9:00 p.m.?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

1

11

11

12

12

7

15

2

16

13

18

14

15

17

3

22

24

20

20

24

21

4

11

13

10

15

11

9

5

34

34

33

30

40

31

Other- Do Not Specify

5

3

6

7

3

6

Don’t know

1

2

1

2

*

1

 

From Sunday to Thursday in a typical week, how many nights do you watch shows on television after 9:00 p.m.? Would you say one, two, three, four or five?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

1

9

7

11

12

4

11

2

17

17

16

17

17

16

3

25

24

25

26

23

26

4

16

16

15

16

18

13

5

32

33

32

28

37

32

Don’t know

1

3

1

1

1

2

 

On an average or typical school night from Sunday to Thursday, how long do you watch television after 9:00 p.m.? OPEN END

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

½ hour or less

19

20

18

26

16

17

More than ½ hour, less than 1 hour

15

17

14

16

15

15

1 hour

28

25

30

31

26

26

1 ½ hours

11

7

14

9

14

10

2 hours

15

16

14

8

16

19

2 ½ hours

3

3

3

2

3

3

3 hours

4

6

3

4

4

4

More than 3 hours

4

4

3

2

4

4

Don’t know

1

2

1

2

2

2

 

From Sunday to Thursday, which is your favorite night to watch shows on television after 9:00 p.m.?

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Sunday

13

17

10

17

11

12

Monday

17

18

16

13

20

17

Tuesday

16

15

18

14

17

17

Wednesday

16

19

13

18

15

15

Thursday

25

18

31

29

23

25

No night is my favorite

11

11

11

8

13

12

Don’t know

1

1

1

1

*

2

 

In the last month, which cable stations have you watched after 9:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday? OPEN END (Multiple responses – may exceed 100% - responses 2% or more shown)

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

MTV

36

28

43

27

40

38

Other

26

29

24

24

25

29

Disney

14

8

19

26

14

5

None

12

14

10

10

10

15

Comedy Central

11

17

6

7

14

11

Nickelodeon

9

9

9

21

7

2

BET

6

4

8

4

8

6

ESPN

6

12

1

4

6

8

FOX Sports

5

8

3

5

5

6

TNN

4

7

2

5

4

4

Don’t know

4

3

5

5

4

3

VH1

3

4

2

2

3

4

HBO

3

2

4

1

5

3

Cartoon Network

2

3

1

3

*

2

 

Which one cable station that you have watched after 9:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday is your favorite? OPEN END (Multiple responses – may exceed 100% - responses 2% or more shown)

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

MTV

29

21

35

20

34

31

Other – Please Specify

19

21

18

18

18

21

None

12

12

11

10

10

14

Disney

9

6

12

21

5

4

Comedy Central

7

10

5

5

8

7

ESPN

6

12

1

4

6

6

BET

5

3

6

4

5

4

Don’t know

5

4

5

5

5

4

Nickelodeon

4

4

5

10

3

1

TNN

2

3

2

2

2

2

Cartoon Network

2

3

1

2

2

2

HBO

2

2

2

1

3

2

 

Which shows that appear after 9:00pm from Sunday to Thursday on any network or cable station are your favorites? OPEN END (Multiple responses – may exceed 100% - responses 2% or more shown)

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

DK/NA

15

16

15

11

16

18

None

7

6

7

6

5

8

Friends

6

2

10

4

7

6

Osbournes

6

3

8

4

6

7

Real World (MTV)

6

3

9

3

8

7

South Park

5

7

3

4

5

5

ER

4

1

7

2

2

8

Simpson’s

4

8

1

3

4

5

CSI

3

2

3

2

2

3

Jackass

3

3

2

1

3

4

Who’s Line is it Anyway?

3

3

2

4

3

1

Bernie Mac

2

2

2

2

3

*

Charmed

2

*

4

1

3

2

Disney Channel Movies

2

2

2

6

1

-

Dawson’s Creek

2

1

2

1

1

2

Jay Leno

2

2

1

1

*

3

Comicview

2

1

3

1

2

2

Smallville

2

3

1

2

*

2

Seventh Heaven

2

*

3

2

2

1

Sportscenter

2

3

1

2

1

2

WWF Smackdown

2

2

1

2

1

1

WWF Raw

2

4

*

1

2

3

Wrestling N/S

2

3

1

5

1

*

MTV N/S

2

2

3

4

2

1

Movies N/S

2

2

1

1

2

1

 

Now thinking of your one or two favorite shows that are aired after 9pm on Sunday through Thursday what is it about them that you like most? OPEN END (Multiple responses – may exceed 100% - responses 2% or more shown)

ALL
(%)

M
(%)

F
(%)

12-13
(%)

14-15
(%)

16-18
(%)

Funny/Comedies/Makes me Laugh

47

48

46

49

84

78

DK

7

6

8

4

7

9

Action

6

9

3

8

4

5

Fun to watch/Enjoyable/Interesting

5

4