1 in 10 debate watchers were 'dual-screeners'

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Suzanne Choney , NBC News

While most people who watched the first live?presidential debate saw it on TV, 11 percent also had a second debate-related?screen going,?either on their computer, smartphone or tablet, watching or reading related coverage at the same time.

The finding is from?the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, which said Thursday that younger Americans, those 40 and under, were most likely to be "dual-screeners."

Pew also reports that?3 percent said they watched the debate online only,?either on their computer or a mobile device.

The first debate was Oct. 3; the next presidential debate is Oct. 16. Pew's survey was done?Oct. 4-7 among 1,006 adults.

While some debate watchers took to Facebook and Twitter to comment during the event, those folks were in the minority.?

Only about a third of those who were following the debate online in real?time say they shared their personal reactions to online during the debate, Pew said, "representing 5 percent of the overall debate audience."

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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/1-10-debate-watchers-were-dual-screeners-pew-says-1C6415682

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