The bar chart illustrates the percentage of Canadian children and youth participating in physical activities. It depends on the number of days that boys and girls attend per week.
Overall, boys had a higher percentage of participation compared to girls in all days of participation per week. However, it is clear for both genders that the highest amount of days per week had the lowest participation percentages.
The percentage of boys who participate for at least 1 day per week is 97% compared to girls who have a participation percentage of 85%. Meanwhile this percentage decreases for both genders as the amount of days increases per week, as the participation for boys is only 29% while girls is 21%.
In both genders, the percentage of participants for at least 60 minutes is much higher than at least 30 minutes. For instance, boys ‘ percentage for at least 30 minutes is 97% and the percentage of girls is 85%. Meanwhile, the percentage of participation for at least 60 minutes is 85% and girls 74%.