The bar chart illustrates the percentage of internet users from Taiwan across four different age groups between 1998 and 2000.
Overall, it is clear that the 16-30 and 31-50 year olds were dominant compared to the other two age groups, but their rates fell gradually over the period. In contrast, the younger and older age groups, while lower at first, show an upward trend over the years.
Look at the graph, the young adult and working-age groups held the lion’s share of internet users during the three years. In 1998, the 16-30 age group made up the largest proportion of people using the internet, at 53 percent. However, in the following year, it decreased dramatically to 45% and fell insignificantly in the last year, to 44%. The second rank was the working age group, peaking at 41% in 1998 and declining steadily by 2 units in the subsequent two years.
In contrast, the adolescent and elderly age groups had the lowest rates of internet usage. The percentage of individuals less than 15 recorded was 2% in 1998; it quadrupled to 8% in the next year, and rose slightly in 2000, at 10%. Similarly, the elderly group recorded 4% at the beginning, then this figure increased twofold in 1999 and continued to rise 2.5 times to reach one-tenth in the final year, respectively.