The bar chart shows the percentage of males and females playing the most popular sports in England in the year 2008.
It is clear that while Netball is the most popular sport with women, Soccer is most popular with men. By contrast, Netball is the sport that is least interested by men and Cricket is the one with the fewest women playing. It is also notable that there was a enormous disparity between the percentage of men and women playing netball.
In most sports, the percentage of men participating was greater than the percentage of
women. In 2008, nearly 25% of men participated in Soccer, while this number of women was only 5%. Other sports took the second place, with 20% of men, twice as many as women (10%). Meanwhile, 10% of men played Cricket, which was a lot higher than 2% of women. And the number of men joining Table tennis was only slightly less with about 8%.
Looking at the other sports, Netball was the most common sport in England in 2008 with females. There were 25% of females playing Netball, compared with about more than 1% for males. The second sport that many women participated in was swimming. This sport had a large disparity in the percentage of women and men participating, with 23% of women and 14% of men. Whereas, the figure for tennis and basketball were quite similar for both sexes at around 6-7%. And Jogging is the least popular sport of both, only around 3%.
The bar chart
shows
the
percentage
of males and females
playing
the most
popular
sports
in England in the year 2008.
It is
clear
that while Netball is the most
popular
sport
with
women
, Soccer is most
popular
with
men
. By contrast, Netball is the
sport
that is
least
interested by
men
and Cricket is the one with the fewest
women
playing
. It is
also
notable that there was
a
enormous disparity between the
percentage
of
men
and
women
playing
netball.
In most
sports
, the
percentage
of
men
participating was greater than the
percentage
of
women. In 2008,
nearly
25% of
men
participated in Soccer, while this number of
women
was
only
5%. Other
sports
took the second place, with 20% of
men
, twice as
many
as
women
(10%). Meanwhile, 10% of
men
played Cricket, which was a lot higher than 2% of
women
. And the number of
men
joining Table tennis was
only
slightly
less with about 8%.
Looking at the other
sports
, Netball was the most common
sport
in England in 2008 with females. There were 25% of females
playing
Netball, compared with about more than 1% for males. The second
sport
that
many
women
participated in was swimming. This
sport
had a large disparity in the
percentage
of
women
and
men
participating, with 23% of
women
and 14% of
men
. Whereas, the figure for tennis and basketball were quite similar for both sexes at around 6-7%. And Jogging is the least
popular
sport
of both,
only
around 3%.