The line graph illustrates the proportion of visitors of different age groups going to a museum at least once a year during the 30-year interval, from 1980 to 2010.
Overall, the 50s were most likely to make an annual visit to the museum, while younger age groups didn’t share the same habit. Additionally, in the first decade, the popularity of visiting the museum among the 15-24 and 50+ age groups increased, while it declined among those aged 25-49; however after 1990, these trends experienced a reversed pattern for all age groups.
Looking at the youngest and oldest age groups. In 1980, around 48% of the elders visited the museum annually, more than double of the adolescents’ 20%. Subsequently, the oldest group witnessed a slight increase in the following decade, before experiencing a consistent fall and went down to 42% at the end of the period. In contrast, the younger group experienced a similar pattern in the first 10 years with a 6% increase at the end of 1990, the proportion remained stable for the next 15 years before ending up at 22% by 2010.
Regarding the remaining groups, both shared a similar pattern with the starting point at around 37% in 1980. They both declined to around 29% in the first decade of the period, before bouncing back to 39% with the 25-34 and 37% with the 35-49 group in 1995. In the last 15 years of the period, both witnessed a consistency until they slightly decrease to 37% and 35%, respectively.