The bar chart illustrates how many hours per week teenagers in Chester spent on different activities between 2002 and 2007.
Overall, the data shows that watching television was the most popular activity throughout the period, although it experienced a gradual decline. In contrast, time spent on the Internet and shopping increased significantly, while other activities such as doing homework and sports showed smaller changes.
In 2002, teenagers devoted the highest number of hours – just under 25 per week – to watching television. However, this figure steadily decreased year by year, reaching around 15 hours in 2007. Homework remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly around 10 hours per week, while the amount of time spent on sports also showed only minor variations, averaging between 4 and 6 hours.
On the other hand, shopping and the Internet became increasingly popular. Shopping started at about 7 hours in 2002 but rose sharply to almost 15 hours by 2007. Similarly, the Internet accounted for just 2 hours per week in 2002, but the figure climbed rapidly to about 12 hours by the end of the period.
In summary, while traditional activities like watching television lost popularity among Chester’s teenagers, modern pastimes such as shopping and using the Internet gained considerable importance from 2002 to 2007.