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Gender Differences in Children's Activities

The bar chart compares the percentage of 5 different entertaining activities participated by Australian children ages 5-14, divided by gender. It shows that boys participate more than girls in skateboarding (39% vs 22%), cycling (80% vs 60%), and computer games (80% vs 60%). Girls are more engaged in drawing and crafting, with 59% of girls participating compared to 31% of boys. Watching TV is the most popular activity overall, with 100% of both boys and girls watching TV and videos.

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Gender Differences in Children's Activities

The bar chart compares the percentage of 5 different entertaining activities participated by Australian children ages 5-14, divided by gender. It shows that boys participate more than girls in skateboarding (39% vs 22%), cycling (80% vs 60%), and computer games (80% vs 60%). Girls are more engaged in drawing and crafting, with 59% of girls participating compared to 31% of boys. Watching TV is the most popular activity overall, with 100% of both boys and girls watching TV and videos.

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The bar chart compares the percentage of 5 different entertaining activities

participated by children from 5-14 years old, devided by gender, in Australia.

Overall, it is clear that the number of boys exceeds that of girls in the given
period. Also, watching TV seems to be the most prevalent while skateboarding is
seen least preferred for both sexes.

As can be seen from the chart, there are 3 activities that boys join more than girls.
The portion of boys playing skateboarding is 39% as opposed to 22% for girls. This
is also true for cycling and computer games which show the disparity of about
20% between the genders, with approximately 80% for boys.

In contrast, the girls are more keen on drawing and crafting. In particular, the
proportion of this is 59% for girls which is nearly twice as boys'. Moreover, 100%
of children are engaged in watching TV and videos.

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