The table compares the main hobbies of the adult inhabitants in a small Tunisian town throughout-40 years.
Overall, the figure for TV and movies was the highest, whereas that for video games was the lowest at the end of this period. Moreover, the figures for TV and movies, book, and working out experienced an upward trend, while those for baking, gardening and video games recorded an opposite pattern. In addition, playing music had remained unchanged
Regarding the increasing trend, TV and movies’ figures began at 100, which was similar to that for books and working out . After that, the former exhibited a significant increase to 160 from 1980 to 2020, while the latter recorded a moderate growth to 133 at the end of the period. Furthermore, the figure for working out went up slightly to 110 between 2000 and 2020.
Concerning the decreasing and unchanged trend, the preference for playing music, baking, gardening and video games at 100. In addition, the data for baking showed a steady decrease to 90 in 2020, whereas that for gardening went down slightly to 83 in 2000, then dropped continuously to 67 in 2020. Additionally, video games’ data showed a significant decline to 70 in 2000, after that falling sharply to 40 in 2020. Meanwhile, the figure for playing music remained unchanged at 100 throughout the period.
