The bar chart details the percentage changes of people in the UK interested in 6 sports between 1995 and 2005. In general, all sports saw gradual increases in interest over the full period with the exception of tennis. Football was by far the most popular throughout the period while tennis, swimming, volleyball and rugby had similar numbers and golf generated the least interest.
Football, the sport most people were interested in, rose from just under 40% in 1995 to around 45% in 2000 before a slight dip in 2005. Golf, the least popular sport, grew at steady intervals from just over 15% in 1995 to almost 20% interested in it by 2005.
The sports in the middle (tennis, swimming, volleyball, and rugby) had similar levels of interest at around 20 – 30% during the period. Rugby was the leader among this group with moderate gains starting at around 33% interested in 2005 and ending up with 35% by 2005. Volleyball and swimming showed nearly identical trends increasing steadily from just over 25% to slightly under 30%. The only sport to lose interest over the period was tennis which fell from over 30% in 1995 to under 30% in 2000 and nearly 25% by 2005.
The bar chart
details
the percentage
changes
of
people
in the UK
interested
in 6
sports
between 1995 and 2005.
In general
, all
sports
saw
gradual increases in interest
over
the full
period
with the exception of
tennis. Football was by far the most popular throughout the
period
while tennis, swimming, volleyball and rugby had similar numbers and golf generated the least interest.
Football, the
sport
most
people
were
interested
in, rose from
just
under 40% in 1995 to around 45% in 2000
before
a slight dip in 2005. Golf, the least popular
sport
, grew at steady intervals from
just
over
15% in 1995 to almost 20%
interested
in it by 2005.
The
sports
in the middle (tennis, swimming, volleyball, and rugby) had similar levels of interest at around 20
–
30% during the
period
. Rugby was the leader among this group with moderate gains starting at around 33%
interested
in 2005 and ending up with 35% by 2005. Volleyball and swimming
showed
nearly
identical trends increasing
steadily
from
just
over
25% to
slightly
under 30%. The
only
sport
to lose interest
over
the
period
was tennis which fell from
over
30% in 1995 to under 30% in 2000 and
nearly
25% by 2005.