Band 9: The chart shows both the number of girls and boys who received information about new music and video games from friends, and the number who gave the information to friends. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the number of boys and girls under 18 years old who either received information about new music and video games from their friends or shared such information with their friends.

Overall, girls were more active in exchanging information about music, whereas boys were more involved in sharing information about video games. The figures for receiving and telling were almost identical within each gender for each category.

Regarding music, 112 girls heard about new music from friends, compared to 88 boys. Similarly, 114 girls told friends about new music, while only 86 boys did so. This indicates that girls dominated the music information exchange, with the number of girls exceeding boys by 24 in receiving and by 28 in telling.

In contrast, for video games, 108 boys heard about new video games from friends, whereas 92 girls did so. Additionally, 112 boys told friends about new video games, compared to 88 girls. Thus, boys were more active in video game information sharing, with boys outnumbering girls by 16 in receiving and by 24 in telling.