The illustration displays how many our hours per week people in Canada watch TV from 1991 to 2000 along with information about different age groups.
Overall, the number of hours wasted on TV showed insignificant fluctuatuations, but at the beginning of the 21st century, it substantially declined. Meanwhile, the second bar chart demonstrated that youngsters did not need to watch television, whereas elderly people spent a lot of time on it.
In detail, starting at over 23 hours in 1991, the indicator experienced numerous small decreases until 1994 when it rose again to almost 23 in 1995. However, the figure slightly declined to less than 23 in 1997 and increased repetitively to roughly 23 in 1998 before steadily diminishing to slightly more than 22 hours in 2001.
Meanwhile, over the period, 2-11 and 35-49 age categories accounted for approximately 20 hours per week, while 12-27 and showed more than 15 hours. In comparison, 18-24 age cohorts depicted 15 hours, while 60+ displayed twice as much, followed by 50-59 age demographics, at 25 hours.