The bar chart illustrates how many hours adolescents in Chester spent on seven activities each week between 2002 and 2007.
Overall, the most popular activity over the period given was watching TV, whereas bowling was the least favorite. Going to pubs and discos, watching TV and shopping all showed an increase in the number of hours teenagers spent on these activities. The other pursuits showed a decrease in hours, except watching DVDs which fluctuated.
Teenagers spent 25 hours watching television in 2002 which increased to almost 40 hours in the final year. Both going to pubs and discos and shopping more than doubled in hours from over 5 to over 15 and from over 5 to exactly 15 respectively.
While teenagers occupied 10 hours doing homework in 2002, this figure dropped to just over 5 in 2007. Playing sport fell more dramatically from 10 hours to around 3 hours. Bowling was under 5 hours throughout the entire period declining by about 4 hours in total. The number of hours teenagers dedicated to watching DVD’s was only 10 hours in first and final years but reached a peak of over 15 hours in 2004 and 2005.
The bar chart illustrates how
many
hours
adolescents in Chester spent on seven activities each week between 2002 and 2007.
Overall
, the most popular activity
over
the period
given
was watching TV, whereas bowling was the least favorite. Going to pubs and discos, watching TV and shopping all
showed
an increase in the number of
hours
teenagers
spent on these activities. The other pursuits
showed
a decrease in
hours
, except watching DVDs which fluctuated.
Teenagers
spent 25
hours
watching television in 2002 which increased to almost 40
hours
in the final year. Both going to pubs and discos and shopping more than doubled in
hours
from
over
5 to
over
15 and from
over
5 to exactly 15
respectively
.
While
teenagers
occupied 10
hours
doing homework in 2002, this figure dropped to
just
over
5 in 2007. Playing sport fell more
dramatically
from 10
hours
to around 3
hours
. Bowling was under 5
hours
throughout the entire period declining by about 4
hours
in total. The number of
hours
teenagers
dedicated to watching DVD’s was
only
10
hours
in
first
and final years
but
reached a peak of
over
15
hours
in 2004 and 2005.