The bar chart shows the time people of different age groups in a community spend on the Internet per day. To be specific, teenagers spend around 5 hours per day on the Internet, while the figure for people between 21 and 40 is almost 8 hours. The 41-to-60-year-olds and the over-60s surf the Internet for about 6 hours and 1 hour each day, respectively.
The purposes of surfing the internet vary according to age. Teenagers use the Internet mainly to communicate with their peers via instant messaging apps and to focus on the latest news. The middle-aged need Internet access to deal with business or to make various kinds of investments. Senior citizens may browse websites for health-care information.
Though the Internet largely satisfies people' needs, it also presents risks that might end up reducing one’s quality of life. For example, surfing online means sitting in front of a computer or staring at a cell-phone screen for extended periods of time, as a result, people might suffer from eye conditions, headache, or neck problems. As a result, it is better to take regular breaks when spending a whole day online.
