the chart below shows the average hours spent per day in leisure and sport activities by youngest and oldest population in the US in 2015.
The presented bar chart depicts the average number of
hours
spent on leisure and sports activities
per day
by two distinct age
groups: teenagers
aged between 15 and 19, and individuals over the age
of 75 in the state during the year 2015.
Overall
, watching TV emerged as the preferred leisure activity for both age
groups.Additionally
, Teenagers
dedicated the least amount of time
to relaxation or contemplation, while
the elderly showed the least interest in participating in sports activities
.
In 2015, both age
groups devoted the majority of their time
to watching TV, with the elderly aged over 75 spending approximately 4.5 hours
per day
and teenagers
aged 15-19 dedicating around 2.5 hours
. Interestingly, the older age
group exhibited a greater inclination towards reading books, allocating one hour per day
, which was four times more than the time
teenagers
spent on reading. Moreover
, a similar trend could be observed in the time
spent on relaxation and contemplation. The elderly spent approximately half an hour per day
on these activities
, whereas
teenagers
only spent 10 minutes.
On the contrary
, teenagers
in the 15-19 age
group showed a preference for engaging in activities
such
as playing games or surfing the internet, dedicating approximately 1 hour each day
to these activities
. This
amount was twice as much as the time
spent by the elderly, who allocated approximately 0.5 hours
to similar activities
. Additionally
, the younger age
group demonstrated an interest in sports or physical exercise, spending around 30 minutes per day
on these activities
. In comparison, the elderly devoted nearly 10 minutes per day
to exercising, which was three times less than the time
spent by teenagers
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