The bar chart illustrates some common recreational pastimes at home among the 11-16 age group according to different countries. In general, computer games play the most dominant role among all countries, while the lowest percentage is recorded in reading in Wales and Ireland. Another striking feature is that watching TV is witnessed as an almost static figure.
At 60%, the young people in Wales share their most interest in computer games, followed closely by approximately 52% of people in Wales. Moreover, this activity is also dominant compared to others in Scotland and England, ranging from 40% to 50%. In terms of Watching TV, the figure which maintains its proportion of 30%, in most countries, except for Wales, recorded a rough 1% disparity.
Regarding reading pursuit, which is most popular in Scotland and England, twice as much as that of Wales and Ireland, at around 11%. Additionally, the figure for board games reached its peak at 30% in Wales, about 5% to 10% higher than other countries.
