The bar chart shows the proportion of women, men and children in the UK eating more than 5 portions of vegetables and fish each day from 2011 to 2017. The data is presented in seven categories and expressed as percentages.
Overall, the highest percentage of people eating vegetables and fish were women, while children accounted for the lowest proportion throughout the period.
The percentage of women who ate more than five portions of vegetables and fish started at 20% in 2011, remaining the same in following two years. Then it soared and reached its peak of 36% in 2016, then declined to 30% by the end of the period. For men, the figure increased steadily from 16% in 2011 to 24% in 2015. From this point, the rate oscillated slightly in the following year and peaked at 26% in the final year. The gap between women and men remained unchanged from 2011 to 2017, although between 2014 and 2016 it widened sharply to 13%.
Meanwhile, the proportion of children eating vegetables and fish stood at 10% in the beginning of the period, fluctuated during 2012 and 2016. By the end of the period, the percentage was 15% sharp showing just a slight increase over six years.
