Again, we are talking about an effect that has been showing a 1.1% increase year over year up to 2019. If we assume that 2019 was much like previous years, then

Again, we are talking about an effect that has been showing a 1.1% increase year over year up to 2019. If we assume that 2019 was much like previous years, then the 7% rise reported from 2019 through the first six months of 2020 would result in approximately a 6% rise in those first 6 months alone. That is an astounding increase in the overall metric in a very short period of time coinciding with the beginning of pandemic lockdowns. I posit to you that this is due to the pandemic; that is, to social isolation, economic disruptions to households, fear of death to self and loved ones, actual deaths of loved ones, etc. I think that is a much better explanation for what has been observed than screen time or social media.