The table provides information about the most preferred pursuits among British senior high school students in 2003, categorized by gender. Overall, it is clear that while reading and shopping were the most common activities among women, men were more active in playing sport, with sleeping and watching movies being the most favored activities for both men and women.
It is a striking feature that the largest gap was observed in the number of people who preferred shopping, where there were more than 2 times more women than men. This was followed by a reading that attracted 16 women and 8 men. Meanwhile, sports activities were almost four times more popular among men than women, amounting to 31 and 8 people, respectively.
As regards the activities that were popular among both genders, the first place was occupied by watching movies where the number of people was 27 women and 23 men. Sleeping/resting was the second preferred activity, amounting to 25 females and 15 males. The least favored were gardening and self-education with figures ranging between four and six for both genders.