The graph shows the percentage of visiting the cinema once a month or more between 1984 to 2003 (4 age groups)

The line graph compares the proportion of people in four different age groups who went to the

cinema

Use synonyms

at least once a month between 1984 and 2003.

Overall

Linking Words

, all age categories experienced an upward trend in

cinema

Use synonyms

attendance, with younger groups consistently recording higher figures than older ones. The 15–24

group

Use synonyms

remained the most frequent

cinema

Use synonyms

-goers throughout the period,

while

Linking Words

those aged 35 and above were always the least likely to attend. In 1984, just under 20% of people aged 15–24 visited the

cinema

Use synonyms

monthly, almost double the figure for the 7–14

group

Use synonyms

, and around four times higher than the 25–35 cohort. Attendance among those over 35 was minimal, at only 2%. Over the following years,

cinema

Use synonyms

visits rose steadily across all groups. The 15–24 category saw the sharpest growth, climbing to nearly 60% by 2003.

Similarly

Linking Words

, the 7–14

group

Use synonyms

grew fourfold to around 40%,

while

Linking Words

figures for people aged 25–35

also

Linking Words

rose, peaking at just above 30% before dropping slightly

at the end

Linking Words

.

In contrast

Linking Words

,

cinema

Use synonyms

attendance among the oldest

group

Use synonyms

increased more modestly, though it still quintupled to approximately 10% by 2003.