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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 watch TV. Another 23% say they use subtitles sometimes, meaning more than half of the population watches TV with captions enabled.
While that's a striking number, what's most interesting is that number shoots up significantly if you break out a certain generation -- but it's not the one you'd think.
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