The line chart illustrates the proportions of individuals who visited the cinema in various age cohorts in a specific nation over a period of 30 years, beginning from 1978.
Overall, the percentages of people aged from 14-24 and 25-34 witnessed downwards trends, while the opposite was true for those of 35-49 and above 50 age cohorts. In addition, people tended to go to the cinema less as they became older.
In 1978, people aged 14-24 showed a preference for visiting the cinema, recording 91%, compared to that of the 25-34 age bracket at exactly 80%. From 1978 onwards, the figure for the 14-24 age cohort declined to 85% prior to nearly a full cover to 90% and a slight decrease to culminate at 85% in 2008. Similarly, that of the 25-34 age bracket displayed a significantly decrease to 59% before rebounding to the 1978 level in 1998 and declining gradually to end at 75%.
In the first year surveyed, the percentage of people aged 35-49 was considerably higher than that of the over 50 age bracket, at 60% and 42%, respectively. In 1988, both the figures dropped, with former declining less considerably to 50% and the latter to 30%. Over the next 10 years, marked increases were recorded in the 35-49 and over 50 age brackets’ data, at 70% and 50%, in turn. The 35-49 age cohort’s proportion underwent a less notable decrease to finish at 76%, whereas that of people aged above 50 continued its growth to end at 52%.