The given diagram provides information about the frequency of US residents eating out over a period of a decade, starting in 2003.
In general, it is readily apparent that the data revealed a democratic shift in the US’ eating habits with a gradual decline in fast food services. Specifically, junk food is mostly eaten once a week or one to two times a month by Americans.
In 2003, over one-third of the surveyed population served prepackaged food once a week, followed closely by those who visited once or twice per month, at exactly 30%. While the frequency of eating out on a weekly basis increased by nearly 3%, the records for monthly visits dropped by around 5% in 2006. By contrast, the 3-year followup was assigned for a minimal decline of 5% and a significant rise of around 33%, respectively.
In terms of US city dwellers eating junk food several times a week, the percentage share initially commenced with approximately 17%, compared to 13% of those who visited only a few times a year. These figures remained constant for both categories over a decade, hovering around 15% for each.
Conversely, roughly 4% of the US citizens, who were addicted to fast food in restaurants spent time eating out almost every day. In 2006, it witnessed a gradual decrease to nearly 3%, compared to those who scarcely try these kinds of prepackaged foods with a similar percentage share.