The provided chart gives information about the family’s budget on food and the average of spending money on restaurant dishes and eating home-made foods between 1970 and 2000.At the same time a glance at the graph displays the data on each family’s average ratio of foods eaten in fast-food restaurants and sit-down restaurants.
Overall, lots of families are used to eat at home and restaurants were not frequently attended by them in 1970 however from time to time some family members started eating outside while others still prefer to eat at home.
As can be seen, people started eating fast-food meals more as time changed compared to attending sit-down restaurants and having meal there.
In 1970 home cooking was prevalent in comparison to the restaurant meals by standing at 90% of the family’s budget. Furthermore, restaurant’s index in budget increased while home-made foods were also in demand. After 20 years, over one-third percent of the budget was in restaurants and remaining percentage related to the home cooking. In 2000, a half of the budget allocated to restaurant meals and half for home cooking.
Between 1970 and 1980 sit-down restaurant meals number had an upward trend over 30 while fast foods marginally went up for about 30. After 1980, eaten fast-food meals amount skyrocketed to approximately 60 after which continued rising dramatically for about 90 in 2000. Meanwhile, sit-down restaurant meals had continued increasing slightly and its number reached approximately 50 in 2000.