The bar chart gives information about the average hours allocated in free time and physical activities—watching TV, reading, socializing and communicating, relaxing and thinking, playing games; computer games for leisure as well as sport, exercise, and recreation—by younger aged 15-19 and older aged 75+ residents in the USA in 2015.
Overall, it is clear that watching TV is by far the most popular activity for both younger and elderly individuals. It is also worth noting that older people spend more time relaxing and reading, whereas younger ones spend more time playing computer games and taking up sports.
Looking at the details, watching TV is the most popular activity for both of them; those aged 75+ spent 4.5 hours doing this, closely linked by reading, which is spent 1 hour, socializing and communicating around 45 minutes, and relaxing around one hour. However, they are less interested in sports. (15 minutes)
In terms of teenagers, they spent their more time watching TV around 2.5 hours like older people. Playing computer games is in second place with nearly 1 hour, and following some way behind socializing and communicating, sport, exercise, and recreation with nearly 1 hour and 30 minutes a day, respectively. It is also worth mentioning that reading and relaxing are popular activities for young people. (25 minutes combined)