The bar chart illustrates the preference for typical behaviors in Australian children.
Overall, it is clear that the proportion of 5-to-14-year-old boys doing different leisure activities was higher than that of girls aged between 5 and 14, except in terms of watching TV or videos and art and crafting. Furthermore, watching TV or video is recorded as the highest behavior done by the 5–14 age group in both genders.
Regarding the figure for activities such as watching TV or videos, bike riding, and electronic or computer games, it is apparent that the percentage of boys in the age range of 4 and 15 watching TV or videos was equal to that of girls at the same age. In contrast, the rate of 4-to-15-year-olds in the male gender playing electronic or computer games was 80%, whereas that of females in the same age group was 60%. With nearly 78%, compared to approximately 58%, the portion of boys aged between 5 and 14 recorded a noticeably greater engagement in bike riding than that of girls between 5 and 14 years old.
The participation of youngsters who fell into the 5 to 14 age group in skateboarding or rollerblading, and art and craft was relatively lower than the engagement in the remaining activities. The 5-to-14-year-old boys witnessed a vastly higher rate of skateboarding or rollerblading behaviors than girls aged similarly. Conversely, the proportion of 5-to-14-year-olds in female gender was considerably greater than that of male gender in the 5-to-14 age group, at around 60% and 38%, respectively.a