Television comes before family

30th June 2000, 1:00am

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Television comes before family

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YOUNG teenagers spend more time watching television than doing any other activity outside school - more than 12 hours a week on average.

In contrat, only between five and six hours a week are spent with family or doing school work, according to the Social Focus for Young People study.


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