Bar chart exercise
The bar chart illustrates different participation of 5 to 14-year-old boys and girls in five selected pastimes in Australia.
It is immediately clear that the most popular leisure activity among this age group is watching TV or videos. All children spend their free time in this way and it is true for both boys and girls. The next most popular activity is playing electronic or computer games enjoyed by 80 per cent of boys and 60 per cent of girls. The percentages of girls taking part in bike riding and art & craft are similar, accounting for 60 percent, while only two fifths of boys enjoy it. Skateboarding or rollerblading comes last in terms of popularity. Two out of five boys like it compared to approximately three in ten girls.
From this chart we could see that except for art and craft, boys' participation is greater in these activities than that of girls.