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.(rewrite)

The table shows the percentage of adults from urban and rural

areas

who participated in four different leisure activities—reading, animated plays, playing, and photography—in 1990 and 2010.

Overall

, reading was the most popular leisure

activity

in

both

urban and rural

areas

for

both

years. The other activities showed varying degrees of popularity, with noticeable changes over time, particularly in urban

areas

,

while

rural trends remained relatively stable. In 1990, reading accounted for the highest percentage of participants in rural

areas

at 71%, followed by playing at 26%, and animated plays at 18%. In urban

areas

, reading was

also

the most popular

activity

at 61%, with playing at 21%, and animated plays slightly lower. Photography was the least preferred

activity

in

both

regions, but rural

participation

was double that of urban

areas

, at 14%. By 2010, the trends had shifted. Reading remained highly popular, with

participation

rates rising to 78% in

both

urban and rural

areas

. Photography gained popularity, increasing by 10% in

both

groups.

While

playing remained constant in rural

areas

at 26%, it dropped to 14% among urban adults. Animated plays saw a decline in rural

areas

by 4%,

while

urban

participation

remained the same. In conclusion, reading consistently remained the most

favored

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activity

across

both

regions and years,

while

the other activities experienced varying levels of

participation

, with notable changes

especially

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, especially

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in urban

areas

over the 20-year period.