The bar charts illustrate the average amount of time spent per day across two common leisure activities—reading for pleasure and listening to music—by five different age groups in New Zealand.
Overall, reading is more preferred among older groups, while listening to music is most popular with the youngest and oldest groups.
In terms of reading, the youngest group (aged 15-24) engage in this activity the least, spending just 20 minutes per day. The 25-34, 35-44, and 45-54 groups read more, spending 35, 45, and 50 minutes, respectively. People aged 55 and over spend the most time (70 minutes), more than triple that of the youngest group, and 20 minutes more than the second-oldest group.
Meanwhile, people aged 15-24 allocate the most time to listening to music (80 minutes), up to 60 minutes higher than time spent on reading. This is closely followed by the oldest group (aged over 55) at 75 minutes, comparable to their reading time. In comparison, the remaining age groups spend less time on this pursuit: the 25-35 and 45-54 groups spend 60 minutes, while those aged 35-44 spend 45 minutes, the same as their reading time.
In summary, listening to music is more universally popular, with time spent especially high among the youngest and oldest groups. Reading is more favored by older groups, indicating a generational divide in leisure activities.