The provided table compares the proportion of UK residents participated in different sports according to the surveys conducted in three decades, from 1990 to 2010.
Overall, the shares of people interested in a particular sport remained relatively unchanged, with exception of rugby and judo. In addition, football, rugby and golf experienced the highest participation rates.
Focusing on the highest figures first, these were footbal, rugby and golf. The period between1990 and 2010 saw a minimal reduction of 3% in the proportion of people who were interesed in football, from 59% to 56%. There was a doubling to 24% in the percentage of rugby lovers from 1990 and 2010, with 20% in the middle. The percentage of golf fans, which stood at 28% in the first two decades, eventually fell to 26%.
By contrast, cricket, judo and swimming exhebited noticeably lower percentages. An insignificant rise of 2%, from 12% to 14% was seen in the proportion of cricket lovers. There as a noticeable drop in the share of judo fans, decreasing from 9% in 1990 to 5% in the following decade and then to 4% in 2010. The figure for people interesed in swimming increased slightly from 15% to 18%, but had declined to 16% by 2010.