The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of Australian

males

and

females

across various

age

groups who engaged in regular physical

activity

in 2010.

Overall

, the data reveals a higher

participation

rate

in physical activities among

females

compared to

males

in most

age

groups, with the exception of the 15 to 24

age

group

where

males

had a higher

participation

rate

. Notably, the oldest

age

group

displayed a nearly identical

rate

of

participation

between genders. In detail,

males

aged 15 to 24 exhibited a 52.8%

participation

rate

in physical

activity

, surpassing their female counterparts who had a

participation

rate

of 47.7%.

Conversely

, in the 25 to 34

age

group

,

males

had a lower

participation

rate

of 42.2%,

while

females

were more active with a

rate

of 48.3%. The disparity between genders widened in the 35 to 44

age

group

, with

males

participating at a

rate

of 39.5%, significantly lower than the 52.5%

participation

rate

of

females

.

Similarly

, in the 45 to 54

age

group

, 43.1% of

males

engaged in regular physical

activity

compared to 53.3% of

females

. For the 55 to 64

age

group

,

males

and

females

showed

participation

rates of 45.1% and 53%, respectively, indicating a continued trend of higher female

activity

levels. In the oldest

age

group

, those aged 65 and above, the

participation

rates were quite close, with men at 46.7% and women at 47.1%.