The table compares the participation rates for the most popular leisure activities in various countries. Overall, it is clear that there are seven different free-time activities across eight nations with varied participation rate, and reading is the most popular pastime actitivies.
The table shows that several leisure activities had relatively high participation rates, particularly watching TV, reading and pursuing hobbies. Reading was the only activity recorded in all eight countries, while hobbies were popular in seven nations. Watching TV had both the highest and the lowest participation rates, ranging from 65 people in Australia to 15 people in China.
By contrast, sport, music, beach activities and sleeping generally had lower participation rates. Music was recorded in seven countries, while beach activities and sport were reported in six countries each. Sport had its highest participation rate in Australia, with 22 people, whereas beach activities accounted for 30 participants in both Australia and the USA. Overall, music, beach activities and sleeping recorded some of the lowest figures, at 3, 4 and 4 people respectively.
