The line graph compares the proportion of people belonging to different age categories, who went to the cinema in the years 1984 and 2003. Overall, cinemagoing became increasingly popular among all age groups throughout the period. It is also clear that despite some fluctuations the percentage of 15-24 age group was the highest , while figures for the oldest age groups remained the lowest .
The 15-24 age group exhibited the highest percentages throughout the period, starting at around 40% in 1984, reaching a peak of approximately 58% in 1988 and then slightly declining to about 54% by 2003.
On the other hand , the 7-14 age group began at a lower rate of around 10% in 1984, experienced a significant increase to about 30% by 1998 before dropping to approximately 24% in 2003.
In contrast the 25-35 age group started at approximately 15% in 1984 saw a gradual rise to around 28% in 2000 and decreased slightly to about 22% by 2003 . Lastly the 35 and over age group had the lowest initial rate of around 5% in 1984 peaked at about 10% in 2000 and ended the period at approximately 8% in 2003.