The two tables illustrate the opinions of three different age groups regarding the range of books and the quality of non-print materials available in a library.
Overall, younger people were more positive about the range of books, whereas the two older groups were more likely to consider it satisfactory. Regarding non-print materials, the 15-39 age group gave the most favourable response, while people under 15 were predominantly dissatisfied. Notably, almost half of those aged over 40 gave no comments on the latter category.
Regarding the range of books, 55% of those under 15 considered it very good, compared with only 27% of 15-39-year-olds and 28% of people over 40. In contrast, the proportion describing it as satisfactory rose considerably with age, from 32% among the youngest group to 49% and 62% among the two older groups, respectively. The 15-39 group also recorded the highest proportion who thought the range was not good, at 26%, compared with 13% of under-15s and 10% of those over 40.
Opinions about non-print materials differed considerably. Half of the 15-39 group rated them very good, while the corresponding figures for under-15s and over-40s were just 25% and 11%. Among the youngest group, 52% considered the materials not good, more than twice the figure for 15-39-year-olds (19%). Finally, 48% of people over 40 gave no comments, compared with only 2% of the 15-39 group and none of the youngest respondents.