The graph below shows how elderly people in the United States spent their free time between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The chart compares the leisure time dedicated by seniors who lived in the US from 1980 to 2000.

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, it is noticeable that the proportions of all free-time activities are far from stable over time.

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, it is obviously seen that the percentage of hikers has grown stable over the past three decades. First of all,

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the graph, seniors are likely to surf the internet, hike, and watch TV in the US. More precisely, the quantities of them saw growth of 40–83% over the period of 20 anniversaries.

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, the percentage of reading went up to 40% before falling to 20%.

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, the athlete's percentage saw a decline of 40% before climbing to 40% over the course of 20 years.

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, it is clearly seen that the hours spent surfing the internet, reading, and hiking rocketed immediately. More accurately, reached around 40–80% during the 20-year span. Comparably, the number of theatres faced a negligible increase. More specifically, its proportion increased from 40% to 44% from 2000 to 2010.

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, the hours spent watching TV gradually decreased from 70% to 65% over the course of ten years.