The table presents the number of english individuals participating in a survey about fauna from 2001 to 2009.
Overall, it can be noticed that the total number of participants was conserably low in the beginning of the given period and that figure experienced a dramatical surge both in 2003 and in 2009. Children were no where near as involved as the adults in the wildlife surveys until 2009, when they equaled the number of grown-ups.
The figure of children taking an interest in the study started at 12.000 in 2001 and rising steadly until 2007. In 2008 that number grew significantly reaching it’s peak at 270.000 and finally aligning with the adults. Furthermore, the data indicates a number of 36.000 adults in 2001, double the amount the number of children. This amount experienced a sustantial rise starting from 2003 to 2007, following a rapid decrease to 270.000 in 2009. Contrary to the rising trend of children, the adults present a fluctuating tendency over the given period.
This figure shows a steep rise in the total number of participants between 2001 and 2005, from 48.000 to 248.000. A slight downward trend is visible from 2005 to 2007, because the number decreased with 2.000. Moving forward to 2009 a dramatic increase can be noticed, the participants reaching a peak of 540.000, due to the growth in the number of children.