The bar chart compares the proportion of males and females who participate in a range of leisure activities in England.
Overall, it is clear that watching TV, spending time with family, doing exercise, and reading are the most common activities for both genders, whereas playing computer games is the least popular, especially among women. Shopping is significantly more favored by women, while men are more likely to use the internet.
In terms of most common activities, all four types of activities are nearly 75% or over for both genders. with the highest proportion of activity is watching TV. When it comes to the least popular activity, playing computer games has the lowest participation among both genders, with around 15% of men and only about 10% of women entertaining it.
When it comes to shopping and internet use activities show the most significant differences. Shopping is considerably more popular among women, with nearly 75% of females and only 27% of males entertaining it. However, internet use activity where approximately 60% of men take part, compared to just around 30% of women.