The data displays the proportion of individuals who consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetable daily in the UK between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, in the three different groups, women are the group with the highest percentage consuming five portions of fruits and vegetables daily while children present the lowest percentage. Throughout the eight years, people ate fruit and vegetables more consistently.
In the eight years, women always had the highest percentage of people eating fruit and vegetables. Meanwhile, men were the group with the second most frequent consumers. They averaged a percentage difference of around 5% from the women’s, with the distinctions being the most noticeable in 2003 (10%). The children, on the other hand, revealed to have the lowest percentage of individuals eating fruit and vegetables. They maintained a consistent difference of 5% from the men’s percentage.
Throughout the time, the three groups showed similar fluctuations, a steady rise followed by a small decline. Firstly, the percentage of women eating five portions of fruit and vegetables in 2001 was about 21%. For the next five years, this percentage grew approximately 3% per year, reaching the peak in 2006 of almost 35%. For the next two years, the percentage saw a small decline, arriving at just over 30% in 2008.
Secondly, 17% of the men ate five portions of fruit and vegetables daily in 2001. For the next two years, this stat maintain equal. Next, the proportion rose 3% yearly.