Average number of hours per week spent doing certain activities

Activity	Girls	Boys

Activity	hours
Playing video games	5.04	8.95
Reading	2.90	2.34
Watching TV, videos or movies	8.22	9.55
Playing or listening to music	11.17	10.46
Playing board or card games	0.67	1.12
Doing homework	5.25	4.00
Doing jobs at home	2.97	3.19
Working for pay outside the home	5.57	5.44
Doing community volunteer work	1.07	1.01
Participating in sports	3.99	6.94
Hanging out with friends	14.60	14.27
Note: Secondary students only.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2006/2007.