6 reasons TV captions are a must-have for people under 45 now

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• More than half of people say they watch TV with captions on.
• Adults under the age of 45 are much more likely to use subtitles.
• 50% of people say they use subtitles to catch every word.

Do you watch TV with closed captions even though you don’t necessarily need them? You’re not alone.

A new study shows that more than a third of people — 34% — either always or often have subtitles on when they…