The bar chart illustrates how the daily leisure spent on six different recreational activities varied between Americans aged 15-19 and those over 75 in 2015. Overall, the senior group dedicated a larger portion of their free time to passive activities including watching TV, reading, relaxing and thinking. In contrast, social activities like socializing,playing computer games, and engaging in physical exerciseswere more common among the youth. Both age groups spend most of their free time watching TV.
Sedentary activities were more common among older people, with watching TV taking the lead, comsuming 4.5 hours per day. The youth also favoured TV, but to a lesser extent, with 2.4 hours spent daily. Reading had the second highest figure for the seniors, at 1 hours, while young people only spent around 12 minutes on it. Elderly people also devoted more time on relaxation and contemplation, with an average of 36 minutes, compared to just 6 minutes for the youth.
On the other hand, active engagement in active activities was more prevalent among teenagers. Computer use was the second popular activity for this age group, with 1.1 hours, double the half-hour daily average for older individuals. Similarly, the 15-19 age group allocated 0.6 hours to sports every days, triple the older group. Socializing and communicating showed smallest differences, with only 0.7-0.8 hours by both age brackets. Nevertheless, the youth spent slightly more time on this activity.
