The line graph depicts data on the percentage of leisure time spent by the Europe elderly from 1980 to 2010.
Overall, almost all kinds of activity witnessed increasing changes throughout the period, except for theater. Meanwhile, hiking became the most favorable activity by the end of the period.
At the beginning of the period, the old people spent 60% of leisure time on playing sport, followed by theater and reading, at 50% and 30%, respectively. However, both playing sport and reading grew slightly, making up at 65% and 60%, respectively, in 2010. Conversely, there was a decline in the percentage of leisure time on theater, at 45%, at the same time.
The figure for the elderly took part in hiking showed an upward trend, climbing from 20% in 1980 to 80% in 2010. It reached its highest point compared to other activities. Although the elderly spent the least amount of time surfing the internet in 1980, this figure increased significantly to 50% by the end of the period, surpassing that of theatre.