NEW YORK - From noisy rooms to multitasking habits, younger viewers are embracing subtitles at far higher rates than older generations, a new survey shows.

Closed captions or subtitles can be an acquired taste. Some people find them distracting, and even family members in the same household can be in disagreement, resulting in tussles for the remote. But Heine, who lives in Johnson City, Tennessee, is in good company, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research : People under age 45 are more likely to use them than older adults.

Younger adults multitask, older adults seek clarity

By the numbers:

The poll finds that about 4 in 10 adults under 45 use subtitles at least "often" when watching TV or movies, compared with about 3 in 10 adul

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