The given bar charts illustrate the average time per day people spent on two common leisure activities classified according to different age groups in New Zealand.
Overall, people in the 55+ age group had the choice of reading to recreate accounting for the highest amount of average time among other age groups. Furthermore, listening to music served as the most preferred activity among young people, as they spent a large amount of average time on this type of entertainment. Additionally, this activity was enjoyed by old people.
When it comes to the amount of average time spent on reading, people in the 55+ age group held the highest position, with around 70 minutes per day, followed by the 45-54 age group at a lower level, approximately 50 minutes per day. The corresponding average times for people in 25-34 and 35-44 age groups maintained a lower position, with figures standing at around 35 and 45 minutes per day, respectively. At the bottom of the list, young individuals spent the lowest average time on reading, about 20 minutes everyday.
Concerning the average time people spend on listening to music, young people showed a significant interest in this preference, as they tended to spend the largest average time on this activity, around 80 minutes per day. This was closely followed by people in the 55+ age group with a lesser extent, about 73 minutes per day. In addition, people in the 25-34 and 45-54 age groups exhibited an interest with the preference of listening to music, as their figure stood at 60 minutes daily, each. Finally, the 35-44 age group maintained the lowest position among five age groups surveyed, with around 45 minutes everyday people in this age group spending on entertainment by music.