The provided pie charts make a comparison on the proportion of English individuals visiting public libraries for distinct fundamental purposes in 1991 and 2000.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the number of visitors to public libraries was similar in both given years. Additionally, the main reason for visiting public libraries was to borrow or return books, despite a slight decline after nine years.
Delving into specifics, 290 million individuals visited British public libraries in 1991 and 2000. In terms of visiting to borrow or return books, the percentage in 1991 accounted for over half of the overall chart (65%), followed by a slight decrease to 55% in the next 9 years. The purpose of reading newspapers or magazines exhibited the second-top percentage at 15% in 1991, however, that number significantly dropped by 10% in 2000. 10% of British citizens traveled to public libraries to study as well as obtain information in 1991. While the former reasons experienced a dramatic plummet to 2%, the latter hosted the nearly highest rate of 20% after 9 years. A novel purpose emerged in 2000 (borrow or return videos), which occupied 18%, and ranked third in the five supplied reasons.