The line graph details information concerning the activities that elderly people in the United States do in their spare time from 1980 to 2010.
Overall, it is evident that, while the percentages of old people hiking, using the internet, and reading during their free time have increased considerably, the proportion of them visiting theatres has reduced over four decades.
During the 1980s, around 5% of elderly spent their spare time on the internet, which was four times less than the figure for hiking in the same decade. These figures then climbed consistently within forty years and by the 2010s, the percentages of elderly hikers and internet surfers peaked at 80% and 50%, respectively.
Regarding the remaining activities, the number of old individuals who invested their leisure time reading fluctuated over the period, which began at 30% and ended at twice the figure. Half of the surveyed senior citizens in the US in the 1980s preferred visiting theatres, but by the 1990s, it had plummeted to 30% and ultimately recovered to around 45%. Conversely, the proportion of old people watching TV rose (from 60% to 70%) during the first three decades but declined subsequently (65%).