The table illustrates the number of hours per year that people in different age groups in Someland spend on various leisure activities.
Overall, watching TV and videos accounted for the largest proportion of leisure time in all age groups, while cinema attendance and socialising with four or more people were generally among the least popular activities. In addition, participation in group exercise and sport declined steadily with age.
Among teenagers, watching TV and videos was the most popular activity, at 1,200 hours per year. This figure then fell to 400 hours among those in their 30s before rising again to 1,100 hours for people aged 70 and over. Socialising with four or fewer people peaked in the 30s at 300 hours before declining in older age groups.
In contrast, socialising with four or more people was most popular among teenagers and those in their 20s, at 350 hours per year. However, the figure dropped to 50 hours for people in their 30s and 40s and to just 25 hours among those in their 60s and 70s.
Individual exercise peaked at 200 hours among those in their 30s and 40s, whereas participation in group exercise and sport fell from 450 hours among teenagers to zero in the 60s and 70s. Finally, cinema attendance was highest among teenagers at 100 hours, declined to 25 hours in the 40s and 50s, and then rose slightly to 50 and 75 hours in the 60s and 70s respectively.
