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 graph gives information about the distribution of leisure time

activities

of elderly individuals in five different categories in Europe over a

period

of decade from 1980 to 2010.

Overall

, it can be clearly seen that all various

activities

showed an upward trend over the

period

with the exception of theatre. Interestingly, hiking became the most significant growth of the total

activities

. At the beginning of the

period

, watching TV was the

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elderly activity at 60% and had a moderate increase by 10% in 2000 before dropping to around 65% in 2010. The figures for reading and hiking stood at 30% and 20%, consecutively in 1980. From

this

point onwards, reading fluctuated and saw a dramatic rise from 20% in 2000 to 60% in 2010,

while

Hiking experienced a skyrocket to 80% in 2010.

In contrast

, the number of theatres accounted for 50% of the total elderly

activities

in 1980 and decreased rapidly by 20% in 1990

thereafter

it rose regularly to 45%

at the end

of the

period

.