The bar chart illustrates the mean hours spent by youngsters and by old people for spare time and sports activities daily in 2015 in the US. Overall, watching TV was the most popular entertainment type among both age groups, while other figures were more or less the same. It is also clear that socializing, computer use for amusement, and recreational tasks were more common among younger generations. Notably, the elderly preferred watching television, reading a book, and relaxation more.
The screen time on TV for youths was not as long as that for adults aged over 75, with respective figures of below 2.5 hours and 4.5 hours. A teenager spends around 15 minutes reading, compared to older people, who read for 1 hour daily. Meanwhile, the figure for resting and thinking is higher for elder people than teenagers, at above half an hour and 10 minutes, respectively.
In contrast, the time spent on communicating for youths is almost the same as that for seniors, with respective figures of around 45 minutes. Playing games took over 1 hour daily for teenagers, while old people used only 30 minutes per day. The figure for sports activities for older ones was below 25 minutes, as opposed to that for young people, whose figure stood at over half an hour.