The bar chart compares how much time was spent on a range of free time and physical activities by the youngest ang oldest American population in 2015. Overall, watching TV was the most popular activity among both age groups though older people dedicated much more hours on this pastime. In addition to television, young people tent to prioritize socializing, playing computer games and engaging in sports, while older people spent more time on reading and relaxing.
Older people showed consistently more engagement in activities such as watching TV, reading and relaxing/thinking. On average, older population spent 4.5 hours on watching TV, a substantial contrast to the youngest group, who allocated under 2.5 hours to the same activity. Regarding reading, older people devoted one hour of spare time, whereas those from 15-19 age bracket spent about 10 minutes. A similar pattern was observed in relaxing/thinking, with older people dedicated over half an hour compared to 5 minutes spent by their younger counterparts.
A completely different picture was observed in the remaining activities. Socializing showed somewhat similar figures, with younger people spending a little more at around 45 minutes. However, this disparity grew bigger in playing video games or computer use as younger people spent twice as much time as older people, 65 minutes compared to 30. Lastly, younger individuals allocated little over 30 minutes for doing sport but this figure stood at less than 15 minutes for those who were 75 and over.