Table 3. Most and least frequent activities engaged in by youth.

Activities done by the greatest number of youth and percentage of youth who have engaged in this activity in the past 4 months
Young children ages 2-5 years (n=48)a	School-aged children ages 6-12 (n=135)b	Young adolescents ages 13-15 (n=80)b	Older adolescents ages 16-18 (n=129)b
100% Playing with toys	99.3% Watching TV or a rented movie	95% Watching TV or a rented movie	97.7% Watching TV or a rented movie
100% Drawing and coloring	94.8% Playing computer or video games	93.8% Listening to music	96.9% Listening to music
100% Building things	91% Playing board or card games	92.5% Playing computer or video games	93.8% Talking on the phone
100% Watching TV or a video	90.2% Doing homework	90% Hanging out	91.5% Hanging out
97.9% Listening to music	87.3% Doing crafts, drawings or coloring	87.5% Talking on the phone	89.9% Playing computer or video games
95.8% Listening to a story	87.3% Playing with things or toys	86.3% Doing homework	79.1% Shopping
93.8% Doing pretend or imaginary play	85.2% Visiting	83.8% Visiting	78.3% Visiting
93.8% Picking out books, movies, dvd’s, or cd’s	84.2% Listening to music	82.5% Shopping	77.3% Going to the movies
93.8% Reading/looking at books	81.8% Shopping	82.5% Going to the movies	73.6% Going to a party
89.6% Creating a craft project	81.3% Talking on the phone	81.3% Playing board or card games	71.3% Playing board or card games
			71.3% Playing with pets
Activities done by the fewest number of youth and percentage of youth who have engaged in this activity in the past 4 months
Young children ages 2-5 years (n=48)a	School-aged children ages 6-12 (n=135)b	Young adolescents ages 13-15 (n=80)b	Older adolescents ages 16-18 (n=129)b
37.5% Going to the movies	15.3% Taking art lessons	18% Racing or track and field	8.8% Gardening
35.4% Attending a play group	15.2% Learning to sing	18% Taking music lessons	8.5% Bicycling, in-line skating, or skateboarding
33.3% Gardening	14.3% Participating in school clubs	15% Playing on equipment	6.4% Doing snow sports
27.1% Doing snow activities	13.7% Doing snow sports	11.5% Gardening	6.2% Doing pretend or imaginary play
22.9% Taking swimming lessons	12.2% Doing volunteer work	11.3% Bicycling, in-line skating, or skateboarding	5.4% Playing on equipment
14.6% Learning to dance	12.1% Horseback riding	11.3% Doing pretend or imaginary play	4.8% Horseback riding
10.4% Participating in community organizations	11.4% Racing track and field	10.3% Doing snow sports	4.7% Learning to sing
4.2% Doing team sports	9.9% Doing martial arts	9% Horseback riding	3.2% Taking music lessons
2.1% Doing gymnastics	9.2% Learning to dance	5.1% Doing martial arts	2.4% Doing martial arts
2.1% Taking music lessons	6.8% Doing a paid job	5.1% Doing gymnastics	2.4% Doing gymnastics
	6.1% Doing gymnastics	1.3% Learning to dance	2.3% Learning to dance

^aData are parent proxy-report.

^bData are child self-report