The given bar chart delineates the proportion of sport participation between two sexes in their 18 to 20 years, in the span of a month in 2015.
A close examination of the data reveals that while men prefer playing football most, women choose to take part in cycling. In addition, hockey receives the least interest from both sexes.
In detail, more than 50% of males favored football in the examined period, slightly followed by basketball. In stark contrast, the rate recorded for female football and basketball players is only one-third that of males. It seems that men prefer participating in physical activities which require strength and endurance.
Looking closely at other figures in the provided chart, the percentage of females going swimming is nearly double that of males, at over 30%. A similar pattern is observed in cycling as well, the proportion of women cyclists is merely higher than that of registered for men, which supports the assumption that women’s choice of sports may be influenced by the flexibility of the activities. Bottom of the list was hockey, specifically with negligible 10% for men and a modest 5% for women.