The given line graph illustrates the percentage of UK residents who said they were interested in certain sports in three different years.
Overall, in these three different years, walking was the most popular sport activity by far, while golf was the least popular. Additionally, the share of people who enjoyed walking, rugby, and swimming increased, whereas the percentage of golf, tennis, and snooker decreased.
Regarding the increased figures, the proportion of walking constantly rose during this period, from about 41% in 1995 to 44% in 2005. By contrast, even though the figure for rugby rose relatively 1995, it saw a fall in 2000; In 1995, the percentage of rugby was 24%, then in 2000 it reduced to 19%, and in 2005 the figure was 27%. The percentage of people interested in swimming witnessed an inverse pattern to that of rugby, peaking in 2000. By 2000, the percentage was 29%, while in 2005 it fell to 27%.
Regarding the decreased figures, the figure for snooker was 30% in 1995, but it reduced to about 23% in 2005. It is noticeable that the percentage of tennis during the years 2000 and 2005 was the same, at 22%, whereas it had the highest share in 1995, peaking at 29%. Finally, the proportion of golf fell from about 18% in 1995 to 16% in 2005, having the lowest proportion in this graph.
