The pie chart below gives infromation on the main reasons to visit public libraries in the UK in 1991 and 2000

The pie chart illustrates the several reasons to go to public

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in the UK from 1991 to 2002.

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it is clear that

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the percentage of the visiting purpose for borrowing or returning books was the highest in both 1991 and 2002, and the number of purposes to go to public

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increased from four categories to five categories in that period. Looking at the chart more closely, in 1991, the amount of the purpose for borrowing or returning books was the highest, at 65 %,

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that of the reason for studying and obtaining information was the lowest, at 10% respectively.

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, 15 % of people went to public

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to read newspapers or magazines. In 2000, the figure for the purpose to go to public

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for borrowing or returning books decreased to 55%(but still the highest),

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the percentage of obtaining information doubled, at 20%. Contrary to obtaining information, the amount of studying dropped drastically to 2% and that of reading newspapers and magazines became a third.

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, 15% of people visited public

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for borrowing or returning videos.