The bar chart illustrates the percentages of children in three different age groups (1-3 years, 4-5 years, and 6-8 years) who do five common activities as part of their bedtime routine in the United States.
Overall, reading is the most popular bedtime activity among all age groups, while eating is the least common among all the groups with the exception of 1-3 years age group. Additionally, younger children are more likely to take a bath before bed, whereas older children tend to brush their teeth.
Reading is the most frequently done activity, especially among 4-5-year-olds and 1-3-year-olds, with 70% and 65% respectively. It is slightly less common among the oldest group age with approximately 60%. Brushing teeth is the next most common activity, with its popularity standing at about 30% in the youngest group, 50% for 4-5-year-olds, and slightly over 55% in the 6-8 age group.
Taking a bath is more common routine among younger age groups with 40%, while exactly half of the 6-8 old age groups would prefer brushing their teeth before going to bed. Proportion of watching TV almost the same across all groups, ranging between 15% and 20%. Eating is the least preferred activity, particularly among the 6-8-year-olds, accounting for less than 10%.