The table below shows the percentages of the population by age groups in one town who rode bicycles in 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given table illustrates a comparison of the proportion of cyclists' genders in terms of the kinds of age levels in a particular town in 2011. From an

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perspective, it is evident that the percentage of female cyclists is larger than women during the period shown.

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, children under nine years old used bicycles the most,

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middle-aged people were the least likely to ride a bicycle. About the less than 9-year-old age level, the number of females who rode bicycles was the highest, at precisely 51.4%. In the older groups,

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, the rates fell to 42% for teenagers aged from 10 to 17 and 17% for people aged between 18 and 39, correspondingly. The rate of 40- to 50-year-old male cyclists was the lowest, at just 12%,

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activity was a little more common among men aged over 60, with approximately a fifth riding a bicycle. The rate of girls who cycled younger than 9 years old was nearly the same as that of boys, at over half.

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, the figure for girls aged 10 to 17 was just under a quarter, much lower than that of their counterparts. Similar to men of the same age groups, women aged 40 to 50, and 60 or over, did not prefer cycling very much, making up only 8% and 14% of total female participants respectively.