This graphs shows the types of activities done by the elderly people in their free time from 1980s to the present in the United states.

The line graph compares the proportion of the five leisure activities which older Americans enjoyed doing between 1980 and the present.

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, all the categories, except theatre, witnessed an upward trend over the period given. For thirty years, hiking had a steady, notable increase

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the others varied. In the beginning, hiking was the fourth activity on the list. It started at 20% and went up by 20% every ten years to the maximum of 80% when it reached the top spot.

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, a growing pattern in internet browsing among older individuals has been noted. From its starting point, which was the lowest of all, at roughly 0.5%, they moved up to the fourth position after only minor alterations for the first 20 years and major changes for the final decades.

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to the latter categories, which observed a consistent rise from the first to the third decades, TV viewers' figures

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growth for the first two decades, but they

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experienced a decline in the final decade. Because of

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, the percentage of people who enjoyed hiking surpassed them. Theatre and reading experienced more ups and downs than the other two.

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the latter had a tendency one, the former had a tendency downward.