The line graph illustrates the percentage of people in four different age groups who went to the cinema in a particular country between 1978 and 2008.
Overall, people aged 14-24 consistently recorded the highest cinema attendance throughout the period, while those aged 50 and over showed a general upward trend. By contrast, the remaining two age groups fluctuated and ended the period slightly lower than their initial figures.
In 1978, around 90% of individuals aged 14-24 visited the cinema, compared with 80% of those aged 25-34 and 60% of the 35-49 group. All three categories experienced a noticeable decline by 1988, reaching approximately 75%, 60% and 40% respectively. Attendance among the two middle age groups then recovered gradually, with figures stabilising at around 70% for those aged 25-34 and just over 60% for the 35-49 group in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before falling slightly by 2008.
A different pattern can be seen in the oldest age group. Cinema attendance among people aged 50 and above fell sharply from 40% in 1978 to just 20% in 1988. However, this figure rose steadily thereafter, reaching 40% in 1998 and increasing further to 50% by the end of the period. Meanwhile, the youngest group peaked again at around 90% in 1998 before declining modestly to approximately 80% in 2008.