the chart illustrates the proportion of teenage boys and girls in Vietnam engaging in different pastimes in 2010.
Overall, while boys generally enjoyed outdoor activities the most, girls seemed to join indoor ones. It is also clear that dramatic differences were not seen in the figures for teenagers of both genders playing video games or watching DVDs.
About 27% of the boys in the survey reported that they often played sports in their free time, compared to only 12% of their female counterparts. Similarly, the percentage of teenage boys going to the park was far higher than that of girls, at 25% for the former and 6% only for the latter. Dramatic differences were also seen in the proportions of girls and boys doing arts and crafts, at 25% and 6% respectively. As for reading books, around 18% of girls enjoyed this activity while only 10% of boys did so.
The proportion of teenagers playing videogames was the same for both genders, with 15% of the total boys and girls in the survey having this leisure pursuit. Meanwhile, 15% of boys chose to watch DVDs in their leisure time, slightly lower than the percentage of girls (at approximately 18%) who did the same.