The line graphs depict the monthly expenditure of parents paying for their children’s sporting activities, and the children’s participation in three distinct sports with both graphs showing data in the years 2008 to 2014.
Overall, parents’ spending has increased steadily over the years. Meanwhile, football was the most popular sport, accumulating the highest number in participation from children.
Starting at around 20 pounds per month in 2008, the monthly bill for the children’s hobby in sports increased to just above 30 pounds in 2014.
Regarding children’s level of participation in the three sports, football remained the highest over the period of six years at a relatively stable figure of around 8 million children. Steadily rising, in 2008 the extent of children swimming stood at below approximately 2.5 million, increasing with children taking part by just 1 million. Conversely, the number of children participating in athletics doubled in two years from 2010 onwards.
