The line chart illustrates the percentage of people from the 15-24 to over 50 age group paying to visit a museum at least once a year, from 1980 to 2010.
overall, the figure for the over 50s going to a museum was highest, while the youngest showed an opposite pattern during the period. In addition, people from 25 to 34 and 35 to 49 declined from 1980 to 1990, whereas other counterparts experienced a rise in the same year.
In 1980, about 48% of people the oldest age group visited a museum , which was over double the youngest age group, at exactly 20%. Meanwhile, people aged 50 or more continued to dominate at around 49% in the next 10 years, before to a low of over 40% at the end of the period. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals aged 15 to 24 rose remarkably to reach the peak at about 25% in 1990, then it kept stability in the next 15 years, before falling back by 5% in 2010.
Regarding the age from 25-34 and 35-49, the former stood at about 49% in 1980, closely followed by the latter, at about 48%. In the next 10 years, both recorded a decline to reach an equivalent figure at nearly 30%. The 25 to 34 age group, after rising to the highest point at exactly 40%, fell to around 38% in 2010. Similarly, at approximately 38%, the age from 35-49 witnessed a recovery after 5 years, before decreasing to nearly 34% in the final years.