Writing

The line graph shows the proportion of elderly people in the USA who spent their spare time in five various leisure activities between 1980 and 2010.

Overall, the figures for hiking and surfing the internet saw a general growth over the entire period, whereas watching TV lost its popularity over the last decade. It is also worth noting, while hiking became the most sought-after leisure activity over the last years, attending theater turned into the least popular among the elderly in 2010s.

In the 1980s, the proportion of people who spent time watching TV was 60%, while that of theater stood at 50%. Other leisure activities reading, hiking, and surfing the internet ranked the third, fourth, and fifth with regard to their popularity in this year.    

From the 1980s to the 1990s, the figure for theater declined to approximately 30%. By contrast, the figures for reading and watching TV increased by nearly 10% and 5%, respectively. Over the next 10 years, while the proportion of people who spent their leisure time reading saw a significant decline of 20%, whereas those of watching TV and theater rose moderately to 70% and 40%, respectively.

Over the subsequent years, while the figure for watching TV dropped gradually to almost 65% and became the second most popular free time activity in the 2010s, two other activities reading and theater grew to 60% and nearly 45%, respectively. It is also worth noting, over the entire period, the figures for hiking and surfing the internet showed an upward trend.    

Writing

The line graph illustrates the percentage of various activities undertaken by the elderly in the USA from 1980 to 2010, specifically focusing on reading, hiking, and other leisure pursuits.

Overall, it is clear that most elderly individuals dedicated their free time to hiking and internet usage, while television viewing initially held the highest percentage but subsequently experienced a decline. In contrast, reading and theater activities exhibited fluctuations throughout the period.

In 1980, television viewing commenced with the highest percentage at 60%. This figure rose to 70% by 2000 before declining to approximately 65% in 2010. Conversely, internet usage began at just under 10% in 1980, steadily increasing to around 15% in 2000, and then peaking at an impressive 60% in 2010. Hiking experienced a substantial rise from 20% in 1980 to 80% in 2010.

The percentage of individuals engaged in reading activities showed some fluctuations, starting at 30% and reaching 60% by the end of the period. In contrast, theater attendance peaked early on but fell to its lowest level by 2010, starting at 50% and declining to below 45%.

Writing

The diagram gives information on the numerous activities done by elderly individuals (reading, hiking, theatre, watching TV, surfing the Internet) in the America to devote their time to recreational chances between 1980 and 2010.

overall, although watching TV accounted for the largest proportion of activities done for more than two decades, hiking was the most famous over the last years of the course; however, surfing the Internet made up for the least favorable activity in overwhelming majority of years in the period.
 As for activities witnessed ascending trend throughout the period shown on horizontal axis, the proportion of those engrossed in hiking began at a fifth (20%) in 1980. Overtaking theatre, reading, and, watching TV in around 1987, 1990, and in region of 2004, respectively, it soared with a constant rate to reach a peak at four-fifths (80%) in 1980. Likewise, proportion of elder people preferred surfing the net stood at one in twenty (5%) in 1980. It rose rapidly to somewhere in the vicinity of 15% in 2000, and then it continued its upward trend over the third  decade to reach 50% in 2010.

With regard to elderly's leisure activities accompanied by up and down over the whole period, watching TV climbed from three-fifths (60%) in 1980 until it reached a high of 70% in 2000, compared to slight dip to two-thirds (65%) in 2010. Also, being 10% less than watching TV in 1980, theatre plummeted to 30% in 1990. Since then, it recorded substantial growth to more than two fifths (45%) in 2010. Moreover, while reading, being half of watching TV in 1980, experienced an enormous increase to 40% in 1990,  it plunged to a fifth in 2000. The figure for the year 2010 rocketed to 60%.

Writing

The line graph shows how elderly Americans spent their leisure time engaging in four main activities from 1980 to 2010.

Overall, watching television and hiking emerged as the most popular pastimes for older adults in the U.S., while internet surfing and attending the theater saw limited appeal over the four decades.

Among the three upward trends, watching TV was the most favored activity, starting at 60% in 1980 and peaking at 70% in 2000. During this period, hiking (20%) and internet browsing (less than 10%) were the least popular activities. However, both activities experienced steady growth, finishing the 2000s with 60% and approximately 15% popularity, respectively. By the end of the 2010s, hiking reached an impressive 80%, while internet usage increased over threefold, despite TV viewing declining gradually to around 65%.

Regarding theater attendance, it began at 50% in the 1980s, dropped dramatically to about one-third, and then showed a slow recovery, ending below its initial share by 2010. Conversely, reading as a leisure activity initially accounted for 30% of older adults’ free time, fluctuated over the years, and concluded with a significant contribution of 60% by the second decade of the 21st century.

Writing

The line graph illustrates the proportion of different elderly activities in the USA to spend their leisure time between 1980 and 2010.

Overall, watching TV has dominated the most popular activity for three decades, while hiking has become popular in the last decade. In addition, all activities except theater consistently increase.

On the one hand, in 1980, watching TV was the most popular activity among the elderly group, at 60%, although this popularity continued to grow for three decades, before falling to around 65% in 2010. The following theater was the second most common activity standing at 50%, after declining significantly to 30%, the popularity consistently increased over the rest of the period to approximately 45%.

On the other hand, reading and hiking were moderate activities among older adults at 30% and 20%, respectively. After a decade, both figures rose to the same level, reaching 40%. However, hiking continued to grow sharply to 80%, while reading, after plummeting to 20%, eventually soared to 60% by the end of the period. In terms of internet surfing, this was the least common activity, although it experienced a gradual increase over three decades, and in the final decade, it notably jumped from 12% to 50%. Notably, the gap between these activities became narrower than at the 

Writing

The given line graph provides detailed information on five different free time activities, namely reading, hiking, theater, watching TV and surfing the Internet, in which American elderly participated within the span of three decades. The figures are measured in percentage.

At the oneset, it is obvious that watching TV was mainly the most popular pastime to do, as it underwent the minor alterations over the period, and although hiking was much less favorable than watching TV at the beginning, it soared ultimately to be considered the one with the highest number of attendances. Surfing the net seemed to attract the least attention, nevertheless, it rose considerably at the end of the era. 

Based on the graph, watching TV, which could amuse precisely 60% of aged people in 1980s, increased to 70% in 2000, and witnessed a tedious drop of 5% in 2010s, was the most interesting hobby throughout the time, excluding the final decade. By contrast, hiking, which only 20% were involved in, climb to 40% and 60% in 1990s and 2000s, respectively, and as it was proceeding to grow, it reached its zenith of 80% in 2010s. Approximately 50% of the old members of the society were eager to select surfing the Internet with the purpose of entertainment, however, in the subsequent 20 years, the figure grew around 10%, and it surged to exactly 50% in 2010. 

The two remained items, reading and theater, fluctuated significantly over the time. While reading commenced with 30%, increased to 40% in 1990s, and dipped to 20% in 2000s, it surprisingly boomed to 60% in 2010s. Despite the fact that those who were partial to theater, were 20% more than those who were engrossed in reading, the percentage of the former experienced a reduction of 20% in the first decade, began to rise again, but culminated in just above 40% eventually.

Writing

The given line graph illustrates information about the percentage of free time allocated to various kinds of activities by the elderly in the USA over a 30-year between 1980 and 2010.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that there were upward trends in the proportion of free time allocated to hiking and surfing the internet, while there were fluctuations in the figure for the remaining activities in the USA over the given period. Also, the proportion of free time spent on watching TV by the elderly was by far highest until 2005 when the figure for hiking started to take over it.
with regard to hiking and surfing the internet, having started at 20%  in the first year, the percentage of free time spent on hiking increased dramatically, reaching 80% in 2010. Similarly, the figure for surfing the Internet rose from 5%  in 1980  by 10% to 15% in 2000 before reaching its peak at 50% in the final year.

should we look at the remaining activities,  the proportion of free time spent on theatre as well as reading by the elderly began at 50% and 30% in 1980, respectively, after which the figure fell and rose to 35% on overage in 1990, and then the figure theatre increased slightly to just above 40% in 2010 while the figure for reading fluctuated and reached its peak at 60% in the final year. As for watching TV, the figure comprised 60% and 62% in the first and final year, in turn.

Writing

   The information specified in the line graph illustrates the leisure time activities of seniors in the United States over a thirty-year period between 1980 and 2010. At first glance, it is evident that Watching TV was the most favorable hobby, while Surfing the Internet was the least popular activity in most of the timeframe. In addition, Hiking, the fourth highest fraction in 1980, saw a sharp increase over the timeframe, showing the highest fraction in 2010.

   Looking at Hiking and Surfing the Internet, their figures increased significantly during the period. Their figures started at almost 20% and 5% in 1980 and finished at 80% and 50% in 2010, respectively.

   Turning to Reading and Theatre, the numbers for these activities witnessed fluctuations from 1980 to 2010. As can be observed, the former started at nearly 30% in 1980 and reached its peak at 60% in 2010. The latter, which had the second highest fraction in 1980 with 50%, decreased generally to almost 45% in 2010.

   In contrast to other activities, Watching TV rose gradually from 60% to 70% between 1980 and 2000. It is worth noting that in the following ten years, the figure for this action lessened slightly to 65%, the second highest fraction of leisure interest.

Writing

The line diagram shows information about the proportion of different acivities American elderlies did during their free time ovre the period of 30 years (1980-2010). Overall, over the majority of the period, watching TV was the most popular activity. On the other hand, surfing the Internet was the least interesting activity in almost the entire interval. Another intersting fact about this chart is constant increase in the proportion of hikers. 

Between 1980 and 2004, the percentage of elderly people who wathced TV in their leisure time was the highest. But from 2004 onwards, hiking took its position in popularity. On the other hand, from 1980 to 2009, the figure for surfing the Internet was minimum among all activities. But in 2009, the proportion for theater fell below that of surfing the Internet. The proportion for Internet surfing rose marginaly from 5% to 15% over a period of 20 years (1980-2000). However, over the next 10 years, Internet surfing soared to 50%. It is worth noting that, over the entire period, proportion for hiking increased steadily from 20% to 80%. 

Between 1980 and 2010, the proportion of elderlies who preferred reading grew erratically from 30% to 60%. This activity had a minimum point at 20% in 2000. Over the same period, the figure for going to theater decreased from 50% to 45%. This activitiy had also a lowest point at 30% in 1990.

Writing

The line graph provides information about the variety of entertainment activities for the population of the elderly in the United States over a span of 30 years between 1980 and 2010.  

Overall, a brief assessment of the graph reveals that hiking, surfing the internet, and reading showed an upward trend, while the category of watching TV and theater experienced declines despite some fluctuations over the given period. Moreover, hiking was the most popular activity among all older people.

In terms of hiking, the percentage of the older generation doing this activity started at around 20% in 1980 and by 2010 it had sharply increased to about 80%. Similarly, there was a slight increase in surfing the internet from 1980(5%) to 2000(15%), reaching over 50% in the last year. Moreover, the proportion of old people doing reading only started in 1980 at about 30%. After that, this figure fluctuated dramatically during the period, ultimately reaching a high of just 60% in 2010.

On the other hand, the percentage of older members watching TV started high in 1980 (60%), reaching nearly 70% before gradually declining over the following years. Likewise, the trend for theater witnessed a dramatic decline in the percentage of participants in this activity.