The table provides information about four main reasons why adolescents in the US have attended sports events over the past ten years.
The share of teens who have attended events out of a desire to see a particular sports star has remained relatively stable throughout the ten-year period, with the figure varying from 60% ten years ago to approximately 57% today.
On the other hand, a significant number of teenagers are coming to sports events with friends, with the fraction increasing considerably from 7% a decade ago to almost a quarter today. Regarding special occasions, the percentage fell dramatically from 30% ten years ago to 18% five years ago, dropping further to only 12% in recent times.
At the same time there has been a noticeable increase in the percentage of people attending sporting events for study, with the proportion rising from 3% ten years ago to just under 10% these days.
Overall, there has been a rise in people attending events to accompany friends and for study-related reasons, while fewer teenagers choose to attend a sporting event as a form of celebrating a special occasion.
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