The bar chart illustrates the percentage of survey respondents in the UK who showed interest in six particular sports—football, swimming, rugby, snooker, tennis, and golf—during 1995, 2000, and 2005.
Overall, football consistently remained the most popular sport throughout the three years, while golf showed a steady decline in interest. Rugby also experienced a downward trend, whereas swimming gained slight popularity by 2005.
In 1995, nearly 40% of respondents expressed an interest in football, making it the most popular sport, and this figure slightly increased to about 42% in 2005. Swimming also saw a gradual rise in popularity, from 20% in 1995 to around 25% in 2005. Interest in tennis, however, fluctuated slightly, remaining just below 20% across the years.
Conversely, rugby witnessed a significant drop in interest, decreasing from around 25% in 1995 to roughly 15% by 2005. Similarly, golf, which initially attracted about 15% of respondents in 1995, saw a decline to around 10% in 2005. Snooker also displayed a slight decrease in interest, falling from 20% in 1995 to approximately 18% in 2005.