The bar chart compares the proportion of each spare time activities chosen in boys and girls from age 5 to 14. Overall, it illustrates the participation of boys were more than girls’ attendance in selected leisure activities.
Overall, it is evident that boys attendances in activities requiring more movement such as bike riding, skateboarding or rollerblading surpassed girl’s partipations. On the other hand, activities like watching tv or videos were attended at the same rate by the both sides. In contrast to higher attendancies of boys in these leisure activities, girls particaped more significantly Art and craft than boys.
Examining the details, Electronic or computer games recorded highest value at 80% with the participation of boys, while girls attended in Art and Craft, standing at around 60%. Likewise, boys’ choice over Bike riding was slightly higher than girls. By contrast, Art and craft accounted for a much smaller proportion by the choice of boys. Meanwhile, watching tv or videos showed a equal but highest figure by both girls and boys, compared to the other leisure activities.