The table compares the composition of adults in countrysides and cities across various hobbies, from 1990 to 2010.
Overall, reading and photography activities gained traction, while animated play and play decreased over the period. Additionally, these activities were more popular in rural areas than cities, with reading being the most favored hobby.
Regarding reading and photography, reading recorded a surge in both urban and rural areas, from around 61% and 71%, respectively, to nearly four-fifths in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of citizens participating in photography more than doubled from 7% to about 17%, with people living in the countryside rising by 10% compared to 14% in the 1990s.
Concerning the remaining activities, The share of animated play in cities remained stable over the 20-year period, while that of countrysides declined slightly from just 18% to approximately 14% by 2010. In contrast, the rate of playing in the urban population registered a modest drop from over a fifth to 14%, whereas the rural population stayed unchanged at the end of the timeline.
