The graph below shows the percentage of people in four age groups who visited museums in one country between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares how often four different generations went to museums in a particular country over a thirty-year period from 1980 to 2010.

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, attendance grew in every generation across the three decades, with those aged 45 to 64 remaining the most frequent visitors throughout. The sharpest rise,

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, occurred among pensioners, whose participation more than doubled,

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the youngest group improved only marginally. In 1980, the 45 to 64 bracket already led the way, with roughly 40 per cent visiting at least once a year, and

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proportion climbed steadily to nearly 60 by 2010. Adults between 25 and 44 followed a similar pattern, starting at around 30 and finishing close to 48,

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their figure dipped briefly in the mid-1990s before recovering. The two remaining categories began from a much lower base. Only about 15 per cent of those over 65 went to museums in 1980, yet

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share expanded dramatically after 1990 and reached approximately 38 per cent by the end of the period, overtaking the 18 to 24 group for the first time. Young adults,

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, showed the least movement, edging up from 22 to just 27 over the whole thirty years, and

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, they became the smallest audience by 2010.