This line graph illustrates the proportion of people in four different age groups who visited the cinema between 1984 and 2003.
Overall, cinema attendance inreased in all age groups over the period. Young people aged 15-24 consistently showed the highest figures, while those aged 35 and over had the lowest participation.
In 1984, around 18% of individuals aged 15-24 went to the cinema monthly. This figure rose strongly, reaching approximately 35% in teh early 1990s and then shake before peaking at about 55% in 2002, followed by a slight decline at the end of the period. A similar upward trend can be seen among the 7-14 age group, which increased from roughly a tenth in 1984 to nearly 38% in 2002, before dropping slightly to around a third in 2003.
For people aged 25-35, attendance grew more gradually, starting at about 5% and rising to approximately aroud a third by the early 2000s, despite some shake. Meanwhile, the 35 and over group showed the slowest growth, increasing aroud 1-2% to about 12-13% by 2003.