The pie charts depict changes in the share of the average family’s food budget devoted to restaurant meals over time, whereas the graph illustrates the number of meals eaten in fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants of 30 years period between 1970 to 2000.
Overall, the propotion of a family’s food budget spent on eating out grew steadily every decade and these tendency became equal to home cooking at the end of period. Both figures began at the same level and then rose, fastfood rocketed of meals which became the greatest point in the chart, while sitdown restaurants doubled in quantity of meals.
In terms of the details, in 1970 home cooking made up about nine-tenth of whole and restaurant spending represented one tenth of mels. In 1980 home cooking represented 85% and eating-out spending accounted for 15%. In 1990 home cooking made up 65% as well as restaurant spending represented more than third of chart. In contrast, in 2000 both values accounted for half of the chart.
The majority of fastfood meals and the number of sitdown restaurants meals margenaly increased nearly 10% during 1970 to 1980.In 1980 to 2000 fastfood showed sharply rose approximately 60%, while sitdown restaurants indicates significantly growth about 15%.