The table compares the proportions of three age groups who preferred six types of TV programmes in a European country in 2012.
Overall, clear differences can be seen across age brackets. Cartoons were significantly more popular among the youngest viewers, whereas news programmes were favoured mainly by older teenagers and young adults.
Cartoons attracted the highest percentage of those aged 11-15 (29%), before dropping to 18% in the 15-20 group and just 4% among viewers aged 21-25. By contrast, news shows were least appealing to the youngest group (6%), but their popularity increased steadily to 19% and 23% in the two older groups. TV dramas recorded relatively similar figures across all three groups, ranging from 8% to 13%.
In terms of sports programmes, preferences remained relatively stable, at around 20% in each age group. A similar pattern was observed for feature films, with 18%, 23% and 20% respectively. Soap operas were more popular among the youngest and oldest groups (17-19%), whereas only 12% of viewers aged 15-20 chose this genre.