The demonstrated chart presents how the percentages of participation of children from 5 to 14 years old in leisure activies vary depending on the specific type of the activity and kids’ gender. It can be seen that boys are equally or more active than girls in 4 out of 5 selected hobbies.
Female participation is only greater compared to male in one type of activity, which is art and craft. It is also evident that the most favourite free-time activity of both genders is watching entertaining videos and TV. 4 out of 10 boys prefer spending time either skateboarding or rollerblading. The same figure applies to participation in doing art and crafting. There is a significant difference between the percentages of children’s participation in playing electronic and computer games. Boys are 20% more likely to do this activity than girls.
The chart demostrates that leisure activities consisting of physical involvement, such as skateboarding and bike riding, are done by boys more than girls of ages 5 to 14. This raises concerns regarding the lack of physical activity in the lives of young ladies in Australia.