The given table delineates the percentage of adults in urban and rural areas who partook in four leisure activities (reading, animated play, playing, and photography) in 1990 and 2010.
Overall, it is readily apparent that reading and photography saw an increase in popularity over the two decades, particularly in urban areas, while animated play and playing did not show significant changes. The same was true for rural areas, with a notable rise in photography and a slight decrease in animated play.
Reading was the most popular activity among both urban and rural adults in both years.
Participation in reading in each countryside and cities increased from 61% and 71% respectively in 1990 to 78% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of adults engaged in animated play decreased slightly in rural areas from 18% to 14%, while it remained stable in urban areas at 10%.
As for playing, it saw a decline in urban participation from 21% in 1990 to 14% in 2010, whereas it increased slightly in rural areas from 26% to 30%. Photography experienced a significant rise in both urban and rural areas. In urban areas, participation in photography more than doubled from 7% to 17%, and in rural areas, it nearly doubled from 14% to 26%.