The bar chart illustrates the proportion of Australian men and women who participated in regular physical activity in 2010, categorized by six age groups.
Overall, the chart indicates that a higher percentage of men than women engaged in regular physical activity in most age groups, except for the 65 and over age group where women outpaced men.
Looking at the younger age groups, men exhibited significantly higher levels of physical activity. In the 15 to 24 age group, 52.8% of men participated in regular exercise, considerably higher than the 47.7% of women. This trend continued in the 25 to 34 age group, with 48.5% of men engaging in physical activity compared to 41.7% of women. However, the gap narrowed as age increased, with both men and women experiencing a gradual decline in activity levels.
The 35 to 44 age group saw the sharpest drop in physical activity for both genders. Only 39.5% of men and 36.6% of women in this age group participated in regular exercise. However, the percentage for both men and women increased again in the older age groups. From age 55 onward, the gap in physical activity levels between men and women significantly narrowed. While 45.1% of men in the 55 to 64 age group participated in regular exercise, 44.6% of women did, demonstrating a nearly equal participation rate. Finally, in the 65 and over age group, the trend reversed, with 47.4% of women engaging in physical activity compared to 44.3% of men.