The table illustrates the percentages of three different age groups (11-15, 15-20, and 21-25) who preferred various types of TV programmes in a European country in 2012.
Overall, it is clear that younger teenagers showed a strong preference for cartoons and sports, whereas older viewers tended to favour news and feature films. In addition, interest in cartoons declined significantly with age, while preference for news increased steadily among older groups.
In detail, 29% of those aged 11-15 preferred cartoons, making it the most popular programme among this group. However, this figure dropped sharply to 18% for 15-20-year-olds and further to just 4% among people aged 21-25. Sports programmes were also popular with the youngest group at 22%, compared to 18% and 21% in the two older age groups respectively.
By contrast, news programmes were far more popular among older viewers. Only 6% of 11-15-year-olds preferred watching news, whereas this percentage rose to 19% among 15-20-year-olds and peaked at 23% in the oldest group. Feature films were relatively popular across all ages, accounting for 18%, 23%, and 20% respectively. Preferences for soap operas and TV dramas showed moderate variation, with slightly higher interest among the 21-25 age group.
