World Report: October 10, 1997 Vol.3 No.5

Top 5 Favorite Activities

How do you chill out once you get school and chores out of the way? Fly a kite? Catch a movie? Hang with your pet gerbil?

Here are the most popular pastimes among 2,400 kids ages 7 to 12 in the United States, Britain, France, Japan, China and Germany (kids in the poll could choose more than one activity):

1. Go on vacation - 47%

2. Play outside - 43%

3. Watch TV - 39%

4. Go to see a movie - 29%

5. Listen to music - 28%

Source: A.B.C. Global Kids Study 1996, Just Kid Inc.