The bar chart compares the proportion of males, females, and children in the UK based on their following to a fruit and vegetable-rich diet from 2002 to 2010. Overall, all the categories shown followed similar patterns: after increasing in the second year, they saw a minimal drop in the final year. While the share of women eating recommended amounts of organic food was the highest, the reverse was true for that of children.
Focusing on the percentage of adults first, males and females, the former gender started at 22% while the latter just ahead, with 25%. The further growth, however, widened the gap between two genders’ share, with men’s proportion improving to 26% and women’s peaking at 32%, a figure that marked a 6-percentage-point difference in 2006. The percentage of both sexes reversed their direction of change after four years: women’s proportion decreased to 26% and that of men fell to 24%.
Turning to the smallest figures shown, children shared the lowest figures throughout the period. Despite starting at a mere 11%, their percentage saw the biggest positive change, growing to 18% in 2006. This increase was followed by a slight reduction to 16% in the last year, still showing children as the consumers of the least organic food.