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A new poll shows younger adults use subtitles more often than older viewers.

Younger people turn them on for multitasking or noisy rooms, while older adults use them for hearing or clarity.

Most subtitle users say they want to catch every word or compensate for poor audio.

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 Res

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