The bar chart below compares six different sports, namely football, swimming, rugby, snooker, tennis and golf, in terms of participation among the British population over a period of 10 years starting from 1995.
From an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that among the sports surveyed, football was by far the most preferred one over the period shown. It is also evident that while football, swimming and rugby experienced rises in the percentage of public’s interest, opposite trends held true with regards to snooker, tennis and golf.
Taking a closer look from the bar chart we can see that in 1995, the majority of British inhabitants considered football as the king sport, with 40% of survey respondents, which was around 10% higher than that of snooker, the runner up. Tennis was the third most preferred game, attracting 28% of the population, whereas the figure for the three other counterparts didn’t exceed 25%. Over the next 5 years, significant changes are witnessed regarding all the six activities mentioned. To be more specific, swimming had the fastest growth rate, leaping from 22% to 29%, making it the second-most enjoyed game in 2000. By contrast, snooker and tennis followed the opposite trajectory, which showed a drop of merely 10% in the figures accordingly.
By the end of the period, it can be seen that British people expressed a higher interest towards all the sports surveyed, with the exception of swimming and tennis, whose figures declined 3% and stayed relatively stable correspondingly. Specifically, while football remained the most-prefered sport of all time, rugby has seen an 8% increase in inhabitant’s participation, surpassing swimming to reach the second place. Additionally, snooker and golf increased 2% and 1% relatively in the figure by 2005.