The given bar chart depicts how many weekly hours young people spent on various activities in a particular town in the United Kingdom over a 5-year period, starting from 2002.
Overall, the number of hours spent watching television was the highest while the lowest figure belonged to bowling. In addition, time spent on pubs/ discos, watching television and shopping experienced upwards trends, the remaining activities witnessed overall declines by 2007.
Looking at the graph in more detail, the number of hours spent watching television in 2002 was 25 hours per week, which was the highest figure among the seven activities. After 5 years, it increased dramatically to nearly 40 hours, retaining its position as the most popular activity. Similarly, time spent at pubs/discos more than doubled from 8 hours in 2002 to 18 hours in 2007, becoming the second most popular habit/pastime. Shopping followed a similar pattern, doubling from just 7 hours at the start of the period to roughly 15 hours at the end.
Turning to the remaining activities, watching DVDs recorded a quick growth to reach its peak of 18 hours in 2004 before declining to 10 hours in 2007. Over the 5-year period, there were steady decreases in the weekly hours teenagers spent on constructive activities like homework and sport, which dropped by roughly half to end at 7 hours and 3 hours, respectively. Similarly, the figure for bowling was 4 hours in 2002 before dropping to roughly 1 hour in 2007, making it the least common activity in the town.