Overall, libraries received the same number of visitors in both years, with borrowing and returning books being by far the most common purpose. However, a shift was observed in the way users utilized these facilities, as borrowing or returning videos, which was not listed as a reason in 1991, along with seeking information, emerged as significant reasons by the end of the period shown.

In 1991, nearly two-thirds of visits to British public libraries were to borrow or return books , which was considerably higher than the next most popular, reading newspapers or magazines , at only 15% of visits. Both of these categories witnessed a 10% drop by 2000, standing at 55% and 5% respectively. A similar downward trend was recorded in studying, as it accounted for 10% of all visits in 1991, but declined significantly to a mere 2% in 2000.

In 2000, there was a corresponding rise in the popularity of obtaining information, with its share doubling from 10% to 20%. Meanwhile, while no users borrowed videos from libraries in 1991, nearly onefifth did so in 2000, making it the third most prevalent reason. Finally, in both years public libraries in the UK served the same number of 290 million visits. (229 words)

The line graphs show the average monthly amount that parents in Britain spent on their children's sporting activities and the number of British children who took part in three different sports from 2008 to 2014.

Overall, it is clear that parents spent more money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of children taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics and swimming.

Regarding average monthly spend on children's sports, In 2008, British parents spent an average of  around £20 per month on their children􀀁s sporting activities. Parents􀀁 spending on childrens sports increased gradually over the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.

Looking at participation numbers, in 2008 approximately 8 million British children played football, while only 2 million children were enrolled in swimming clubs and less than 1 million practised athletics. The figures for football participation remained relatively stable over the following 6 years. By contrast, participation in swimming almost doubled, to nearly 4 million children, and there was a near fivefold increase in the number of children doing athletics.