A glance at the bar chart provided reveals the percentage of people who were involved in sports activities in Canada during 7 years.
Overall, it is obvious that the figure for 2005 had steadily increased, whereas the figure for 1998 had fluctuated. Moreover, golf has been the most played sport.
In 1998 the most popular sports were golf and ice hockey. According to the chart bar, the percentages of golf slightly outnumber 22 percent, while ice hockey is about 17-18 percent. Over the next seven years, that number dropped by about 2 percent each, but they continued to lead in terms of attendance. By comparison with 2005, baseball and swimming were in the top 4 in 1998 with 17 and 13 percent, but in 2005 the figure had fallen by 10 percent for baseball and 5 percent for swimming.
By comparison with the previous 4 types of sports, the remaining 6 sports were not as popular. In 1998, the values for these sports ranged from 7 to 9%. But in 2005, the percentage dropped to 6 and 8 percentage points in almost all the sports, except basketball which dropped only by 2 percentage points and football, which gained 2 percentage points.
A glance at the bar chart provided reveals the
percentage
of
people
who
were involved
in
sports
activities in Canada during 7 years.
Overall
, it is obvious that the figure for 2005 had
steadily
increased, whereas the figure for 1998 had fluctuated.
Moreover
, golf has been the most played sport.
In 1998 the most popular
sports
were golf and ice hockey. According to the chart bar, the
percentages
of golf
slightly
outnumber 22
percent
, while ice hockey is about 17-18
percent
. Over the
next
seven years, that number dropped by about 2
percent
each,
but
they continued to lead in terms of attendance. By comparison with 2005, baseball and swimming were in the top 4 in 1998 with 17 and 13
percent
,
but
in 2005 the figure had fallen by 10
percent
for baseball and 5
percent
for swimming.
By comparison with the previous 4 types of
sports
, the remaining 6
sports
were not as popular. In 1998, the values for these
sports
ranged from 7 to 9%.
But
in 2005, the
percentage
dropped to 6 and 8
percentage
points in almost all the
sports
, except basketball which dropped
only
by 2
percentage
points and football, which gained 2
percentage
points.