The bar chart compares the differences in children aged 5-14, by gender, being interested in five activities in their free time in Australia.
Overall, in 5-14 age group, boys tend to do these activities more than girls do, except for art and craft. Specially, watching TV or videos is the most favourite activity of both gender.
There are all kids in both groups watching TV or videos in their spare time. Following this activity is playing electronic or computer games, with exactly 80% of boys compared to 60% of girls. Similarly, the proportion of boys between 5 and 14 riding the bike is about 75%, which is around 20% higher than that of girls.
Turning to the remaining activities, it can be seen that skateboarding or rollerblading is least popular among the kids, just approximately 35% of boy group and 25% of girl group. The most tricking feature is that art craft is the only activity that girls pay more attention on than boys, at roughly 55%, while just about 30% of boys spend their free time on this activity.
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