Band 6+: The table below gives information about adults living in rural and urban areas who took part in 4 different free time activities, in 1990 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the number of adults who participated in 4 types of leisure activities in rural and urban areas in 1990 and 2010.

Overall, in the both years, reading was the most popular leisure activity among adults living in both rural and urban areas. The number of adults who took part in all 4 activities was higher in urban than in rural areas.

It can be seen that, the proportion of adults who read increased in both rural and urban places from 1990 to 2010. In 2010, the rate of adults who read was the same in both rural and urban regions at 78%. Between 1990 and 2010, animated play remanded the same at 10% among adults living in rural land.

Between 1990 and 2010, the percentage of adults who played decreased in rural districts from 21% to 14% while the rate was the same in urban areas at 26%. In 1990, the number of adults practicing photography was twice as high in urban areas as in rural areas.