The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity of various leisure activities among European adults in 1985 and 1995. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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A glance at the two pie charts provided reveals the relative

popularity

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of various leisure

activities

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among European adults in 1985 and 1995. Of these

activities

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, watching TV was the most widely enjoyed in both years, at 32% in 1985 and a slightly lower 30% in 1995. Yet, by far the most significant change to take place during

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period was the increased

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of computer games. Not a single respondent to the survey rated playing computer games as their preferred leisure activity in 1985.

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, by 1995

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figure stood at 27% – the second highest

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more popular in 1995 was talking with friends, at 26% compared to 21% a decade earlier. In stark contrast,

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, all other

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decreased in

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. Eating out – which was the second most widely enjoyed pastime in 1985, accounting for 23% of respondents – slipped to a mere 8% in 1995.

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, there were

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considerable decreases in the

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ratings of talking with family, other

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and (as previously mentioned) watching television.

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