The line graph shows the average number of hours a person spent on various kinds of media from 1990 to 2005. The media includes television, the Internet, radio, and printed material. The years are shown in five-year intervals.
An average person spent 25 hours a week watching TV in 1990. The hours for TV gradually decreased until 1998, and then dropped significantly to just over 17 hours per week by 2005. The number of hours spent on printed material in 1990 was at 7 hours which continuously fluctuated but then decreased to 2. 5 hours by 2005. Radio started at just under 4 hours in 1990 and slowly increased to just under 5 hours by 2005. The hours spent on the Internet show a different trend. The hours spent on first start to appear in 1993. They then steadily went up from 0 hours to 2. 5 hours by 2001. From 2001 to 2005, the hours show a tremendous increase to about 14 hours.
As an overall trend, the number of hours spent on television and printed material decreased over the years, while the number of hours spent on the radio and the Internet increased, although radio did not show tremendous change. The Internet showed the greatest increase and television showed the greatest decrease. It can be assumed that the significant change of the Internet had an effect on watching TV.
The line graph
shows
the average
number
of
hours
a person
spent
on various kinds of media from 1990 to 2005. The media includes television, the Internet,
radio
, and printed material.
The
years
are shown
in five-year intervals.
An average person
spent
25
hours
a week watching TV in 1990. The
hours
for TV
gradually
decreased until 1998, and then dropped
significantly
to
just
over 17
hours
per week by 2005. The
number
of
hours
spent
on printed material in 1990 was at 7
hours
which
continuously
fluctuated
but
then decreased to 2. 5
hours
by 2005.
Radio
started
at
just
under 4
hours
in 1990 and
slowly
increased to
just
under 5
hours
by 2005. The
hours
spent
on the Internet
show
a
different
trend. The
hours
spent
on
first
start
to appear in 1993. They then
steadily
went up from 0
hours
to 2. 5
hours
by 2001. From 2001 to 2005, the
hours
show
a tremendous increase to about 14 hours.
As an
overall
trend, the
number
of
hours
spent
on television and printed material decreased over the years, while the
number
of
hours
spent
on the
radio
and the Internet increased, although
radio
did not
show
tremendous
change
. The Internet
showed
the greatest increase and television
showed
the greatest decrease. It can
be assumed
that the significant
change
of the Internet had an effect on watching TV.