The line graph illustrates how elderly people in the United States engaged in various leisure activities, namely reading, hiking, theatre, watching TV, and surfing the Internet, between 1980 and 2010.
Overall, there was a significant increase in the popularity of hiking and surfing the Internet among the elderly, while watching TV remained a consistently popular activity. On the other hand, theatre saw fluctuations, and reading experienced notable variations throughout the period.
In 1980, watching TV was the most common activity, with around 60% of elderly people participating. This proportion fluctuated slightly over the years but remained steady at approximately 65% in 2010. Hiking, which started at 20% in 1980, experienced a dramatic rise in popularity, reaching a peak of 80% by 2010, making it the most popular activity by the end of the period.
Surfing the Internet, which had negligible participation in 1980, saw a sharp incr
