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

The line chart illustrates the amount of leisure time that elderly people in Europe spent from the 1980s to the 2010s.

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, the most popular activity among all hobbies during

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period was playing sports.

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, towards the end of the 2010s, there were increases in the percentage of people engaging in hiking, reading, and surfing the internet,

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activities like playing sports and going to the theatre saw decreases. In terms of reading, there were fluctuations observed. In the 1980s, the percentage rose slightly from 30% to 40%,

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dropped significantly to 20% in the 2000s, before peaking at 60% in the end.

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, hiking showed significant growth from 20% to 80%, increasing by 20% between each decade from the 1980s to the 2010s.

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, going to the theatre was the second most popular activity in the 1980s, with a measurement of 50%.

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, the percentage dropped to 30% in the 1990s before steadily increasing to around 45% in the 2010s. After peaking at 60% in the 1980s, participation in playing sports slightly increased to a peak of 70% in the 2000s,

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decreased to about 65% in the 2010s. As for surfing the internet, participation remained low at the beginning, at around 5%, and stayed constant until a significant increase in the 2000s, reaching a peak of 50%

at the end

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of the period shown on the graph.