Children’s nominated favourite discretionary activities, 2007

When alone, watching free-to-air television and reading, drawing and writing letters were both nominated by around 30 per cent of children aged 8–17 as their favourite discretionary activities. When children are with others, there is a preference for non-media activities, with physical activity preferred by 49 per cent of respondents surveyed.

Source: Compiled by Screen Australia using data published by the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) in Media and Communications in Australian Families, 2007.

Notes:
Based on a sample of 751 households with children aged 8-17. In total 1,003 children were surveyed.