The given bar chart illustrates six different kinds of leisure pursuit that children in Australia and New Zealand preferred the most in 2007.
Overall, Australian children tended to engage more in outdoor activities, regarding sports, whereas, New Zealanders children showed a preference in indoor activities, with the most favourite activity was art and craft.
There was a popularity of art and craft among New Zealanders children, at 25%, which is nearly five times higher than that of Australian – the least chosen activity by children in Australia. Concerning sports which leisure activities that Australian participate in the most, at nearly 30%. In contrast, the proportion of New Zealanders in this activity accounted for a minor percentage, at just over 10%.
The figure for books was evident that the percentage of New Zealanders children is more pronounced compared to Australian’s, at roughly 20% and 10%, respectively. However, children in both countries shared the same interest in computer games, at around 15%. Similarly to DVDs, 15% of Australian children participated in this category, while there was approximately 20% children in New Zealand enjoyed this leisure pursuit the most.