The line graph shows the free time activities such as reading, hiking, theatre, watching TV, and surfing the internet of the elderly in the United States from 1980 to 2010.

First of all, Unlike theatre, other activities increased their percentages in 2010 from 1980. In 1980, Although the theatre was the second most preferred activity in the 1980s, it decreased until the 1990s and its percentages dropped from 50% to 30%. After the 1990s, its percentage started to rise gradually and reached between 50% and 40%. Watching TV is the most popular activity in the 1980s and was continued it's increased gently until 2000s but between 2000s and 2010s its percentage fell from between 70% and 60% and was second. The most increasing activity was hiking between the 1980s and 2010s and its percentage reached 80% from 20% and be first in 2010s. Secondly, reading activity is very fluctuated in the graph and experienced sharp declines and increases. Despite the fact that it started in the third place, its rate growth 10% and caught hiking rates, and shared second place. After this point, even if its percentage dipped in 2000, its rate increase like a rocket and turned back to third place in 2010. On the other hand, surfing the internet began with the last place in 1980. It increased gradually from the 1980s to the 2000s but after this years soared very fast and overtook theaters percentage in 2010s. As a result, except for the theatre, all activity percentages increased between the 1980s and 2010s. The most increase has been experienced in hiking and their percentages reached 80% from 20% in 2010.