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The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.
Sample Answer 1
The graph shows the average expense of wealthy, middle-class and low-income British on three fast food items, namely – hamburgers, fish & chips and pizza, in 1990 and the consumption of these three fast foods between 1970 and 1990.
Overall, affluent British consumed considerably more fast foods than middle and low-income people, and their spending was higher.
As the column graph suggests, wealthy British ate more fast foods than the other two income groups in 1990. Their spending was more than twice as much on hamburgers (43 pence per person per week) than on fish and chips and pizza (both under 20 pence per person per week). The average income group also preferred hamburgers, spending 33 pence, followed by fish and chips (24 pence) and pizza (11 pence). Finally, low-income earners appeared to spend less than other income groups on fast food. Fish and chips were their favourite fast food item, followed by hamburgers and pizza. They spent less than 20 per person per week on fish and chips and less than half of that on pizza.
The line graph delineates that fish and chips were twice as popular (300 grammes consumption per person) as hamburgers while pizza was the least popular (less than 50 grammes consumption). The consumption of hamburgers and pizza increased steadily from 1970 to 1990, while the intake of fish and chips declined over that same period.
Sample Answer 2
The bar chart compares the weekly expenditures of the British on three fast food items in 1990 while the line graph shows the consumption of these items from 1970 to 1990.
Overall, expenditures on fast foods varied depending on people’s income class. Moreover, fish & chips was the most consumed item in the ’70s, but in later decades, hamburgers increased remarkably – exceeding the consumption of the other two items.
According to the bar graph, high-income class people spent more money on hamburgers (more than 40 Pence per person) than on fish & chips and pizza. Their spending was also higher than average, and low-income class people were on pizza. Besides, the average income group spent more on hamburgers, but their spending on fish and chips (25 pence) was more than the other two income groups. Finally, the low-income class spent comparatively less on fast food, and fish & chips cost them the most (about 17 pence). They spent the least on purchasing pizza (around 7 pence per person).
Moreover, the line graph shows the consumption of these items by the British from 1970 to 1990. Initially, fish & chips consumption in Britain was highest (300 gm/ person) in 1970. This year, less than 80 gm of hamburgers and pizza were consumed by an average person. Over time, fish & chips consumption declined, and hamburgers became the most consumed item in 1990, with 500 gm per person.
Sample Answer 3
The column graph shows how much money British citizens spent on three fast food items in 1990 while the line graph reveals the consumption of these items between 1970 and 1990.
Overall, rich British spent more on junk food than the low-income class in 1990, and hamburgers became the most consumed junk food.
In detail, wealthy British spent more on hamburgers while less on fish & chips. They drained around 45 pence per person weekly for hamburgers while roughly 15-20 pence on the other two items. The moderate-income class prefered hamburgers but spent approximately 33 pence on that. They spent the least to purchase pizza which amounted to nearly 12 pence. Low-income class, on the contrary, spent less on fast foods and between 7 to 14 pence for each item, despite fish and chips being their favourite.
According to the line graph, British citizens consumed fish & chips more than the other two items in 1970. Their consumption of fish & chips accounted for 300 gm per person while it was less than 100 gm for the other two items. Over time, hamburgers became the most consumed fast food, with 500 gm consumption in 1990.
Sample Answer 4
The graphs present data on the amount of money spent by the British on fast food in 1990 and three junk food items consumed over 30 years. The expenditure is given for each person in a week in Pence while the consumption is presented in grammes per person.
Generally speaking, hamburgers gained popularity over time while fish & chips started to be consumed by less percentage of British.
As presented in the bar graph, in 1990, British people in the high-income range spent more than 40 Pence per week on hamburgers, which was higher than other items. They spent only 16 pence/person on fish & chips while around 2 pence more on pizza. Again, the hamburger was the most popular item among the medium-income class. They spent over 30 pence on this item while 5 Pence less on fish & chips, and just 11 Pence per person on pizza. Finally, among the low-income group, fish & chips was the most popular fast food item as they spend the highest money on this (17 Pence per week by an individual). Their expenditure on the pizza was only 6 Pence.
According to the line graph, people ate fish & chips more than any other fast food in 1970. UK citizens, this year, devoured more than 300 grams of fish & chips while they consumed less than 100 grams of hamburgers and fish & chips. The average pizza consumption started growing and reached 300 grammes in 1990.
Sample Answer 5
The graph illustrates the money spent by the British on fast food in 1990 and the intake of three junk foods over 30 years. The money spent is given in Pence for each person in a week, whereas the intake is presented in gram per person.
To begin with, hamburgers were majorly bought by wealthy British while the low-income class spent more on fish and chips. A wealthy British would spend about 45 pence per person weekly on hamburgers while he spends only 15-20 pence on the other two items. Although the moderate-income class preferred hamburgers, they only spent around 33 pence on them. They spent 25 pence on fish & chips and less than 15 pence on pizza. The low-income class spent significantly less on fast foods, despite fish and chips being their favourite.
Moving on to the consumption of fast food in 30 years, it is observed that the consumption of fish and chips increased drastically, going from nearly 100 grams to precisely 500 grams. In 1970, pizza was the most consumed food, with over 300 grams. In 30 years, hamburgers gained more popularity than pizza.
Sample Answer 6
The graphs given show data on the British people’s expenditure on fast food and also describe the amount consumed by them from 1970 to 1990.
The bar graph divides the expenditure of British citizens on fast food items into three categories based on their income range. As is shown in the graph, people with high-income capacity spent the highest amount on Hamburgers. Their expenditure on Pizza and chips was almost half of that of hamburgers. The average-income group in Britain also spent the highest amount on hamburgers but more on chips and fish items than the high-income group. Among the low-income group British, expenditure on chips was highest. Expense on Pizza was least among this low-income group of British.
The line graph compares the consumption of three given first food items and as is observed, initially in 1970 Pizza was the most popular item. More than 300 grams of pizza was consumed by each British on average this year, while chips and hamburgers were consumed less than 100 grams this year. The consumption and popularity of fish & chips increased over time and became the most popular fast food item in 1990. The popularity of hamburgers and chips increased over the 20 years, and the popularity of Pizza decreased and reached just over 200 grams per person in 1990.
Sample Answer 7
The bar graph compares the weekly expenditures of British people, categorized by three income groups, on fast food items, namely hamburgers, fish and chips, and pizza. The line graph demonstrates different trends in consuming these fast food items between 1970 and 1990.
Overall, it is evident that hamburgers were the people’s favourite food who earned a high salary while low-income people spent the most money on fish and chips. The popularity of hamburgers and pizza increased over twenty years while that of pizza followed an opposite trend.
Analysis of the bar chart reveals that high-income and average-income people spent most of their money on hamburgers sat, 42 pence and 32 pence, respectively. However, most of the expenditures of people with a low salary were on fish and chips, at about 20 pence per week. Pizza remained the second preferred item of high-earning people, at 20 pence, while the other two groups spent the least on this item, at about 10 pence for average income and almost 8 pence for low-income people.
Turning to the line graph, hamburgers consumption rates steadily increased from nearly 100 grams to more than 500 grams over the period. Similarly, the amount of pizza eaten by British people rose gradually from a low of 50 grams to almost 280 grams. However, the trend for fish and chips fell by 80 grams over the period.
Sample Answer 8
The first graph represents the type of fast food preferred by people from different income groups. The second graph portrays the pattern of consumption of fast food.
Hamburgers were Britain’s most popular fast food among the high and average-income groups. All income groups also widely preferred fish and chips, followed by pizza. Pizza consumption declined over the years, whereas hamburgers and fish and chips increased.
The preference for hamburgers grew gradually over the years before sharply increasing in 1985 and reaching around 300 grams per person by 1990. The consumption of fish and chips also rose gradually, and their popularity grew strongly after 1980.
As for pizza, the consumption was highest in 1970, after which it slightly diminished over the years, falling to almost 200 grams in 1990.
Sample Answer 9
The bar chart illustrates the expenditure on three types of fast food, such as hamburgers, fish and chips and pizza, for people with different income levels.
From the chart, it is clear that in a high-income group, 40 pence is spent on hamburgers a week, the largest among the expenditures on all three types of fast food. This expenditure is also the greatest in the average income group, but the amount of money spent is only about 33 pence a week, much less than that in the high-income group. The low-income group’s most significant expenditure is on fish and chips, about 18 pence a week.
The line graph compares the trends of the amount of three types of fast food consumed between 1970 and 1990. The number of hamburgers, fish and chips consumed showed an increasing trend, while pizza consumed gradually decreased from 300g in 1970 to 700g in 1985, growing to about 240g in 1990. The consumption of fish and chips overtook pizza and hamburgers in 1982 and 1988, respectively.
Sample Answer 10
The presented bar graph gives information about the amount of money utilized on fast foods, and the line graph gives data about the consumption of fast foods.
Regarding expenditure, the actual expenditure on hamburgers by high-income groups was 48. The figure decreased consistently, reaching a low of 14 pence per person for low-income people. The high-income group’s use of money on fish and chips was 17 pence per person, whereas the figure increased by 8 pence per person for average-income people. Surprisingly, the total expenditure on pizza by high-income people was 20 pence per person; however, the consumption decreased moderately and reached 7 pence per person for the low-income group.
In 1970, the consumption of hamburgers was 100 grammes, then the figure increased significantly, and reached its peak in 1990 at 520 grammes. Notably, 300 grammes of fish and chips were eaten in 1970; subsequently, the figure dropped consistently and reached a low of 210 grammes in 1990. Interestingly, the demand for pizza increased slowly throughout the period.
In summary, it can be seen that the high-income group spent more money on hamburgers, whereas the consumption of hamburgers made up the highest proportion.