Chart 1
Decline in watching television for teens, 15 to 19 years old, 1986, 1992, 1998 and 2005
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This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the percentage of teenagers aged 15 to 19 years old and the amount of time they spend watching television in 1986, 1992, 1998 and 2005.
The Y axis is measured by hours and increases in increments of 0.5 hours from 0 to 3.5.
On the X axis from left to right there are two bars for each of 1986, 1992, 1998 and 2005. The first bar is for males and the second bar is for females.
Each bar represents the number of hours spent watching television in a day for the respective group.
The figures in 1986 are 3.2 hours for males and 2.8 hours for females, 1992 were 3.2 hours for males and 2.6 hours for females. In 1998, the data points were 2.7 hours for males and 2.7 hours for females and in 2005 the data points were 2.6 hours for boys and 2.2 hours for girls.
Source : Statistics Canada, General Social Survey
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