The diagram illustrates the propotion of people who engaged in cycling, categorized by age group and gender, within a specific town in 2012.
Overall, females exhibited a higher prevalence of bicycle riding compared to males across the various age categories, with the disparity particularly pronounced in younger age groups.
In the age bracket of 0-9 years, 52.5% of females rode bicycles, slightly surpassing the 51.2% of males within the same demographic. For the 10-19 age group, 43.6% of females rode bicycles, contrasting sharply with 25.1% of males. The trend continues downward as the age increases, with only 18.2% of females and a mere 10.8% of males participating in cycling within the 20-39 age group.
The reduction in cycling percentages persists in older age demographics. Among the 40-59 age group, female participation decreased further to 13.7%, while male participation dropped to 9.3%. In the final category of 60 years and older, females recorded a notable increase to 19.8%, in stark contrast to the male figure of 14.6%. This describes that although both genders exhibit declining trends in cycling with age, females tend to maintain a relatively higher participation rate even in older age groups.
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