The bar charts below compare the daily amount spent on reading and listening to music for different age groups in New Zealand.
Overall, younger people spend more time listening to music, while adults prefer to devote their time to reading.
In termes of reading, people aged 55 and over show an upward trend, spending, in average, 70 minutes per day on it. People aged 35-44 and 45-54 read roughly 50 minutes daily, while young generation (15-24), on the opposite, is not interested in that time spending, and the time reaches only 20 minutes.
Listening to music, on the other hand, illustrates an increased number of listeners among youth, that reaches 80 minutes per day for this group. The amount of time declines within the age groupes, hitting the low with people aged 35-44. However, listening time increases again among 45 aged and above, reaching nearly 80 minutes with older generation (55+).
