Spare time activities for children

Group of players The following information highlights some of the activities that children enjoy doing at different ages. It is interesting to note that as a child gets older their interest in playing soccer decreases and other activities such as hanging around with friends, the internet and music, that tend to be less physical demanding and beneficial take precedence.

	7/9 7/9 Boys Girls	10/12 10/12 Boys Girls	13/15 13/15 Boys Girls
Playing soccer	91 48	86 49	81 33
Watching soccer on TV	71 29	70 34	70 34
Playing team sports	58 37	56 38	50 35
Playing solo sports	34 17	33 18	36 23
Swimming	67 81	58 76	49 57
Reading	36 59	27 48	22 40
The internet	29 36	45 43	58 62
Playing computer games	82 65	80 52	81 39
Hanging around with friends	76 80	80 89	83 89
Shopping for clothes	12 61	18 75	29 90
Going to the cinema	57 64	58 66	56 78
Watching TV	85 81	73 78	80 79
Listening to music	47 81	60 85	77 96

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