The pie charts compare the distribution of main reasons why students chose to study at a particular university in UK berween 1987 and 2007.
Overall, it is evident that suitable degree couruses remained predominant across all two charts, although its proportion increased over time. Meanwhile, good sports and social activities experienced a noticeable chamge, while the remaining segments underwent relatively minor fluctuations.
In 1987, suitable degree couruses accounted for 35%, making it by far the most significant segment. This was followed by quality of resources which comprised 21%, while good sports and social activities and quality of teaching represented a modest share at 19% and 15%. Collectively these four categories contributed 90% of the total. By contrast, close to parental accounted for just 10%, indicating that it made a negligible contribution to the overall distribution in that year.
Turning to 2007, suitable degree couruses remained predominant at 37%, despite slight increase compared to the earlier figure, whereas quality of resources fell sharply to 17%. Notably, good sports and social activities and quality of teaching experienced a pronounced shift falling from 19% and 15% to 8% respectively. Finally, close to parental rose slightly to 22%, suggesting that the overall pattern remained broadly similar despite some redistribution among the categories.