The graph gives information about male and female gym membership between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph shows male and female

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membership over a thirty-year

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. The vertical axis represents the

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of

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in units of 1000. The horizontal axis represents the

period

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from 1980 to 2010.

Overall

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, the

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of

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memberships

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fluctuated over the past thirty

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. All male

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memberships

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increased and decreased extremely over the

period

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, and all female

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memberships

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slightly increased and decreased over the year. The highest

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of male

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memberships

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was in 2005, and the lowest

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of male

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memberships

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was in 2010.

On the other hand

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, the highest and lowest numbers of female

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memberships

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were in 1980 and 1995. In 1980, the

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of male

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members

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almost doubled over five

years

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. After that, it decreased dramatically

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than 2000

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from 1995 to 2000 over the

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.

In contrast

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, the lowest

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of female

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was half that of male

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in 1980, and it rose slightly over the next thirty

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.

Then

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the highest

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of

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was over ten

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from 1995 to 2005, respectively.