The bar chart below shows the percentages of three groups of Japanese children taking part in four kinds of activities in 2018. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart compares the proportions of Japanese kids of different age profiles participating in four activity types in 2018.

It is clear that

watching TV was by far the most popular activity for children in all age groups, especially the youngest,

while

children were

overall

less interested in playing computer games. Around 90 per cent of children aged 5 to 8 enjoyed sitting in front of the telly, and

this

popularity could be seen in the other two groups as well, with figures of 80 per cent each. More or less 60% of Japanese kids aged 5 to 11 years were

also

willing to spend time reading, playing computer games and riding bicycles.

However

, looking at the figures for 12- to 16-year-olds, cycling was considered by more than 80% of

this

age group to be one of the activities they would like to participate in. A mere 40%, meanwhile, prefer to play computer games, which is a much lower figure than for the other two groups.