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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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88

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55

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informal

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English

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46

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