A 2009 study found that adults spend 8.5 hours everyday in front of somekind of display- a TV, cell phone, computer, GPS screen, etc. Given that the average person is only awake for 16 hours each day- that's >50% of your time in front of a display. Wow- you probably never thought of it like that. Displays are everywhere and we can't get away from them easily even if we wanted to. They are in our pockets, grocery stores, homes, airports, etc. They are used for everything from information to entertainment.

The study found:
"The data shows that 18-to-24-year-olds — generally college students and new entrants into the work force — watch the smallest amount of live TV of any age group (three and a half hours a day), spend the most time text messaging (29 minutes a day) and watch the most online video (5.5 minutes a day).... Slightly older viewers, those ages 25 to 34, spend the most time of any group watching DVD or VCR videos. People ages 35 to 44 spend more time on the Web than other groups, 74 minutes a day on average. The next demographic, 45 to 54 years old, spends the most time on e-mail. Consumers over the age of 65 watch the most live TV, according to the research."

Source: NYTimes.com