The chart below shows the proportion of survey respondents that showed interest in particular sports in the UK. Summarise the information by selecting, reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
The given bar chart depicts the percentage of attendees showing interest in six types of sports in the UK at five-year intervals, commencing in 1995.
Overall, football maintained its dominance as the most popular sport throughout the whole period. While the proportion of people engaging in golf, tennis and snooker witnessed a downward trend, other categories underwent opposite patterns with slight fluctuation.
In terms of the first year – 1995, more than two fifths of the total respondents were interested in football, followed by snooker and tennis at around 30%. Additionally, the percentage of individuals playing golf accounted for approximately a quarter, being half as much as the first-ranked sport. Meanwhile, swimming and rugby were left behind, with these respective figures being about 22% and 24%.
When it comes to the remaining years, football remained its popularity when experiencing a constant increase to around 44%. Regardless of the similar growth, while rugby declined significantly before rebounding to nearly 28% in 2005, swimming underwent the reverse trend. Nevertheless, there was a dramatic decline of snooker and tennis, both of which accounted for around 22% at the end of the period. Following a similar trend, golf started experiencing a decrease in 2000 before rising slightly in the next five years.