Bar charts illustrate how many people of different ages bought tickets online to cinema, theatre, and concerts during the first three months of 2006 and what type of device was used. Overall, in almost all countries, the difference between young and old people was not significant. The main part of the people bought tickets from a computer.
Firstly, Australia and the United Kingdom had similar situations: approximately 45 percent of elderly people bought tickets online, and approximately 55 percent of young people purchased tickets using devices. The difference between Australia, the UK, and Malaysia was not significant, but in Malaysia, fewer people bought tickets online: for 65+ persons it is 42%, and for others it is approximately 38 percent.
The second graph demonstrates that the highest number of people bought tickets from a desktop—it is 65 percent of Australians, 62 percent of British people, and 58 percent of Malaysians. A large part of others used laptops for purchasing tickets—approximately 43 percent and 45 percent for Australia, the UK, and Malaysia. The lowest number of people bought tickets using mobile phones. For this type of device, the percentage is: 22% for Australians, 25% for British people, and 32% for Malaysians.
In general, in 2 out of 3 countries, the number of young people was bigger than the number of elderly people, except in Malaysia. The most popular device for purchasing tickets is a desktop computer; the most unpopular is a mobile phone.