The provided chart illustrates the proportion of males and females living in New Zealand who did everyday physical work in 2010 among six different age groups.
Overall, unlike the youngest age group (14 – 23), in all other groups, the highest percentage of women were engaged in routine physical activity. Moreover, in two age groups, (34-43, and in 44-53), the proportion of women was considerably higher than that of men. If compared, the youngest versus the oldest, boys had the highest proportion than veterans, whereas it is just the opposite for females.
In a closer look, the youngest aged people, 14 to 23 years old, a higher % ( 51.7) of boys were involved in regular physical activity than that of girls (46.9%). However, senior citizens, 64 years and above, women, 48.1%, had marginally higher proportion than that of men, 47.2%.
In addition, people across others age groups, women had prominently higher percent than men. In age group 24 to 23, males had 24% and females had 49.2%, likewise in 34-43, 38.8% for boys and 53.1% for girls, this is the only group that had significantly higher percent than boys among all the age groups. For 44-53 aged people, it was 42.9 percentage for men whereas 54.2 percentage for women, similarly, people aged 54-63, it was 44.7% for males and 52.8% for females.