The bar chart illustrates how many males and females participated in various sports in the UK in 2008.
Overall, males were attracted most by soccer, while the highest share of females was apparent in netball. Also of note is that netball recorded the most pronounced disparity between the percentage of boys and girls.
To elaborate, 25% of the examined females joined in netball, which was far more five times as many as their opposite gender. Conversely, the share of males playing soccer was the highest, at about 25%, compared to 5% of females. When it comes to swimming, both boys and girls showed their interest for this activity, with a negligible discrepancy.
Regarding categories with lower data, the percentage of both genders taking part in other five activities, namely tennis, basketball, table tennis, jogging and cricket was inconsiderable, with each figures did not reach a point of 10%. Lastly, 20% boys tended to play other sports, doubling the data for their female counterparts.
