the chart compares the percentage of survey respondents that showed concern for particular sport, such as football, swimming, rugby, snooker, tennis and golf from 1995 to 2005.
Overall, we can see that the percentage of people who care about football, swimming and rugby was a modest growth. About the proportion of persons that care about sports like snooker, tennis and golf demonstrates a contrasting pattern. Moreover, in many kind of sport, football is the top-rated sport.
Firstly, football, swimming and rugby demonstrate a moderate rise in public interest. In 1995, the proportion of the people who shows interest tin footbal is 40% and after that, it increases gradually and the proportion rose to 45% until 2005. Also in 1995, the number of swimming is about 22%. Then it increases to 28% in 2000. But in 2005, the number drop to 25%. Futhermore, the percentage of people who was enthusiastic about rugby ranked the lowest in 2000 with the number is under 20%. But after that, in 2005, it strongly increase to 26%, suprasses the figure for swimming.
Secondly, some kind of sports like snooker, tennis, golf show an opposite trend. With 30% about the number of people who interested in snooker and tennis in 1995. But then, they decrease to 22% in 2005. Finally, although the number of people who like golf is 25% in 1995, it drops to 24% in 2005. But in the same time 2005, it’s higher than tennis and snooker.