The bar chart compares the average number of hours per day spent on various leisure and sports activities by two age groups in the US in 2015: teenagers aged 15 to 19 and seniors aged 75 and over.
Overall, watching TV was the most popular activity for both groups, especially among the elderly. In contrast, younger people spent more time on physically engaging or interactive activities such as playing computer games and participating in sports, while older individuals preferred passive forms of leisure such as reading and relaxing.
Teenagers aged 15 to 19 spent about 2.5 hours per day watching TV, which was their most time-consuming activity. The second most common activity was playing computer games or using the computer for leisure, taking up just over 1.5 hours daily. Socializing and communicating also accounted for around one hour per day. In comparison, teenagers spent less time on reading (around 0.25 hours) and relaxing or thinking (about 0.2 hours). Nonetheless, they were significantly more active than the older group, spending approximately 0.75 hours per day on sport,exercises and etc.
For the 75+ age group, watching television dominated their daily routine, with nearly 4.5 hours dedicated to it—almost double the time spent by teenagers. Reading and relaxing were also much more common among seniors, at around 1 hour and 0.75 hours per day respectively, compared to minimal engagement by the younger group. While time spent on socializing was similar between the two age groups, older adults spent noticeably less time on computer use (under 1 hour) and were the least physically active, with just 0.25 hours spent on sport or exercise.