The bar chart below shows the information about different events Australian children based on age distribution joined in by 2012.
It is evident that watching TV was the major choice for all children between 5 to 16 years old among these four kinds of activities in 2012. Another noteworthy point is that children of all three age groups showed the lowest willingness to participate in art.
Specifically, roughly 98% of kids who aged 12 to 16 years old preferred to watch TV, which comprised the largest proportion among three groups. In comparison, only about 48% of the 12 to 16 age group engaged in the art activities. It can be seen that the older children are, the lower attendance rate in this kind of events.
Meanwhile, in terms of reading, all three age groups exhibited similar figures nearly 68% with slight fluctuations. Regard with riding the bike, the percentage of the 12 to 16 age group accounted for the highest at over 80%, which was around 10% higher than that of the 9 to 11 year old who also took part in this activity.