The line graph compares the proportion of visitors to cinema once a month or more, categorised into four age groups, over 2 decades, from 1984 to 2005. Overall, the percentage of all age groups increased to varying degrees, with people aged 15-24 and 7-14 recording the largest changes. In addition,those in the age of 25-34 and over 35 visited cinema less.
Focusing on the most pronounced changes, these were true for 15-24 and 7-14 age groups. Starting at approximately 20%, the figure for 15-24 age bracket experienced a gradual rise to around 42% by 1994. There was a dramatic rise from about 42% in 1994 to 52% by 2004, although the figure fluctuated between around 40% and 50% during the period.The figure for 7-14 age bracket observed almost the same pattern. A sharp increase from 10% in 1984 to 25% in 1999 was seen, before rising further to around 35%, reaching its all-time peak, and ending at 30%.
By contrast, the reverse was true for 25-34 and over 35 age cohorts. A slight rise from around 5% in 1984 to 12% in 1994 was recorded in the figure for people aged 25-34. Then, there were wild fluctuations of around 25%, before eventually increasing to almost 30%. In terms for people aged over 35, the percentage of those rose steadily from around 2% in 1984 to 12% by the end of the period.