Posted AT 5:39 AM EDT on 19/06/08
Portrait of a couch potato: young, male and obese
Canada's couch potatoes come from two different worlds. The biggest television watchers are typically single, unemployed high-school dropouts who probably live in the country, according to a new Statistics Canada report that provides a snapshot of screen time among adults. Most are over 75 years old.
By contrast, those who spend their free time behind a computer are typically males in their early 20s, working full time and living in a downtown bachelor pad.
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