You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below shows the percentage of adults in urban and rural areas who took part in four free time activities in 1990 and 2010. Summarize the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features. You should write at least 150 words.

The table displays the

number

of young

people

in the countryside and city who spend their leisure

time

in four different types of activities between 1990 and 2010.

Overall

,

it is clear that

in the past, young

people

in urban and rural

areas

spent the majority of their

time

reading,

while

the least numbers were in

photography

activities. The same trend was

at the end

of the period.

According to

the data, in 1990, 61% of

adults

in cities spent their free

time

reading, in comparison with 21% of

adults

who played different kinds of sports.

However

, young

people

who prefer animated games and

photography

were 10% and 7% respectively.

On the other hand

, 71% of youth in rural

areas

tend to read in free

time

and the second most popular activity was playing at 26%. Animated play outraced

photography

by 4%. In 2010, the same trend was followed as 78% of

adults

in the city and countryside spent their leisure

time

reading, the

number

of

adults

who played animated in urban

areas

stayed the same at 10%,

whereas

the

number

of

adults

who practised

photography

experienced an increase to reach 14%, in 2010.

In contrast

, playing decreased by 8%, in urban

areas

.

Furthermore

, 14% of

adults

in rural

areas

spend most of their

time

playing animated and 24% doing

photography

.

However

, the

number

of young

people

who played different types of sport stayed the same at 26% from the past until 2010.