The chart illustrates percentages of 5 types free time activities of the elderly in the united states since 1980 to the present year
Overall there was reading, hiking, theatre, watching TV and, surfing the internet for spending free time. But from first periods watching TV was most generall between other ativities and, also the surfing the internet was not so common
In 1980s reading facilitie had around 30% users and with a lot of up and downs it doubles to 60% users from the United states, Hiking was not so famous for elderlies it was 20% but this activitie increases to 80%, also theatre was 50% from first year, but during times to the present it decreases to over 40%.
How we mantioned in above of list watching tv was 60% from 1980s and in 2000s rised to 70%, therefore surfing the internet free time activitie in first periods was about 5 or 6% but after 2000s it abruptly growths to 50% continueing to the present.