The table compares how many people participated in wildlife research in Britain from 2001 to 2009. Overall, adults participated in a survey about the animal world more than children during the entire period.
The participation exhibited considerable variations in each year. In 2001, 36,000 elderly people took part in the research, whereas for the number of children was just 12,000. When these figures were added together, accounted for 48,000. In the next year, the numbers for adults became even higher, at 212,000, compared with 36,000 for children, respectively. The total number for this year was 248,000.
In 2005 and 2007, senior citizens witnessed a further growth in numbers (332,0000, but they also saw a slight drop to 331,000. Whereas children also fell to 32,000, and this was followed by the year 2007 (31,000). The total of the indicators was 364,000, a much more significant rise than in previous years. In the final year, adults again saw a falling trend, reaching 270,000, which was the same figure as children, and these numbers altogether were 540,000.