The given bar charts represent how many times men and women used social media in Australia in 2011 and 2014.
Overall, it can be seen that the proportion of men using social media daily increased, whereas the reverse was true for other categories. Notably, daily social media utilization of men had significantly soared, surpassing those who never use social media. As for women, the percentage of daily users and those who never use increased, while remaining categories experienced a downward trend. In addition, the proportion of daily and weekly usage exhibited the biggest changes, and by 2014, every day use made up the largest portion of the chart.
To begin with, in 2011, the proportion of daily users was 25% and then substantially soared to 45% in 2014. In contrast, the initial proportion of those who never use made up 44% and decreased by 14% in the second year. Similarly, the proportions of weekly users and those who use social media a few times a week were 9 and 16 percentage points, respectively, and a decrease of 3% occurred in both categories in 2014.
Regarding the second chart, daily and weekly users made up the much larger share compared to other sections, with 30% and 39%, correspondingly; however, in 2014, the former grew to 59% and the latter dropped by 20%. As for those using social media a few times a week, the initial percentage accounted for 22%, followed by a decline to 9%. Meanwhile, people never utilizing social media made up the smallest portion in the first year, with a negligible 8%, and then increased to 22% in 2014.