The line graphs provide data about how much money is spent by UK parents on their children’s sporting activities and the number of British children who performed in Football, Athletics, and Swimming over a 6-year period, starting from 2008.
Overall, It can be seen that parents spent more money on children’s participation in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of children taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics and swimming.
Looking at the first data sets in more detail, in 2008, British parents spent an average of around 20 pounds on their children’s sports activities. Parents’ spending on children’s sports increased gradually over the following 6 years, and by 2014, it had risen to approximately 35 pounds in a month.
Turning to the remaining data sets, it can be seen that in 2008, around 8 million children played football, while only 2 million children participated in swimming, and less than 1 million performed athletics. Participation in football remained stable over the following six years. By contrast, swimming was the greatest jump from 1 million to just under 5 million over a six-year period. Similarly, swimming participants doubled in the following years, to nearly 4 million.