The table details the hours which were spent by Canadian youngs in weekend activities in 1998 and 2013.
Overall, spending time in almost all activities experienced an increase except for three (hanging out with friends, playing board games, and reading) throughout the given period. Notably, the rate of spending time on chatting (phone or PC) grew dramatically.
To begin with increased figures, in 1998, children spent 38 minutes on chatting in weekend, but there was a dramatic growth to 7 hours 40 minutes in this field by 2013. The next high rise was witnessed in watching movies/TV series which rose significantly from an hour 2 minutes to 3 hours 14 minutes. If we look at practicing sports, this figure experienced a slow increase of 20 minutes from an hour 15 minutes to an hour 34 minutes. Teenagers played video games for 36 minutes in 1998, but this figure rose to two hours by 2013. Eventually, the time was spent on studying increased considerably from 3 hours 33 minutes to 4 hours 24 minutes over the given period.
When it comes to decreased figures, there was the highest decline ( from 5 hours 42 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes) in hanging out with friends. Also children spent less time (15 minutes) on playing board games in 2013 than 1998 ( 59 minutes). Finally, the time which was spent on reading declined considerably from an hour 3 minutes to 43 minutes.