The graphs illustrates the total number of hours spent watching television by Canadian citizens between 1990 and 2000.
Overall, it is clear that the number of hours Canadians spent watching TV slightly decreased over the decade, while elderly people tended to watch considerably more television that younger age groups.
The first graph shows how many hours Canadians spent watching TV each weel from 1991 to 2001. In 1991, people watched around 23 hours per week. For the next few years, the number of stayed almost the same, with only small changes. After 1998, the number of hours started to go down steadily. By the year 2001, Canadians watched about 22 hours per week. In general, the time people spent on watchint TV became a bit shorter over the decade.
The second graph clearly shows that television veiwing increased steadily with age. Childen aged 2 to 11 watched around 19 hours per week, while teenagers and young adults between 12 to 24 spent slightily less time. The figures rose sharply among elderly Canadians. Those aged 50 to 59 watched about 25 hours, and citizens aged 60+ had by far the highest average-approximately 30 hours per week.