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.

The two pie charts illustrate the distribution of leisure

activities

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among European adults in 1985 and 1995. In 1985, five main types of

activities

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were recorded,

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in 1995, a sixth category—playing computer games—was introduced.

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, there was a clear shift from social and outdoor

activities

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towards more individual and technology-based pastimes over the ten-year period.

Activities

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as talking with family and eating out declined significantly,

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computer games emerged as a major leisure choice in 1995. In 1985, watching TV was the most popular activity, accounting for 32% of responses, followed by eating out (23%), talking with friends (21%), and talking with family (18%). Other

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made up only 6%. By 1995, playing computer games became a significant activity, representing 27%, nearly matching TV watching (30%).

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talking with friends rose slightly to 26%, there was a sharp drop in talking with family, falling to just 7%.

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, eating out decreased by 15 percentage points, from 23% to 8%, and other

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became even less popular, declining to 2%. In summary, the data suggests a notable trend towards solitary, screen-based entertainment in 1995 compared to more social interactions in 1985.