The bar chart illustrates the proportion of people in a UK survey carried out in three various years who said they were interested in certain sports.
Overall, it is evident that foot consistently saw significant growth in popularity across the years, while golf remained the least popular sport throughout the period.
In greater detail, the foot, while starting lower at 40% in 1995, experienced a steady increase, reaching 41% in 2000 and is anticipated to rise to just under 45% by 2005. Additionally, the swim beginning at 22% In 1995, saw a significant increase to 30% in 2000, it dropped slightly from 30% in 2000 to 22% in 2005. Rugby was considered just under 25% in 1995, compared to a lower percentage of people who were interested in sports events at 19% in 2000; also, its figure stepped up from 19% in 2000 to 26% in 2005.
In contrast, snooker started higher at 30% in 1995, accounted for a decrease slightly, reaching 21% in 2000, and is projected to step up further to 24% in 2005. Similarly, tennis accounted for significantly higher at 30% in 1995, compared to the smallest categories in both 2000 and 2005. Golf, starting just under 19% in 1995, experienced a notable decline of 15% in 2000, whereas it slowly increased to 16% in 2005.