The graph provided below illustrates the preferred leisure activities of Australian boys and girls in the age range from 5 to 14 years old. the numbers are given in percentage of participation in selected leisure activities.
To begin with, 100 percent of all Australian children love watching TV or videos. However, girls tend to spend slightly less time by the screen. According to the graph, 80 percent of boys and 60 percent of girls choose to play computer and electronic games in their free time.
Luckily, third most popular activity among girls is arts and crafts, which is almost as popular as computer games. In contrast, boys are least likely to choose DIY activities (around 35 percent only), thus they keep much more time for sports. Almost 80 percent enjoy bike riding and almost 40 percent are into more extreme sports, like skateboarding and rollerblading. Meanwhile, girls participation in these leisure time activities are 60 and 30 respectivly.