U.S. Becomes Homebodies
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Americans spending more and more time at home, with COVID pandemic accelerating trend

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The U.S. is becoming a nation of homebodies, authors say.
Time spent on out-of-home activities fell by over an hour per day, on average, from 332 minutes in 2019 to 271 minutes in 2021 .
Technology, whether it's smartphones, streaming services or social media, are likely culprits, they say.
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