The bar chart illustrates the percentages of how often people ate in fast food restaurants in the US in the years 2003, 2006, and 2013.
Overall, most of the US people enjoyed fast food restaurants either once per week or once or twice a month throughout the period, whereas the least people ate fast food every day.
In 2003, the highest proportion of people eating in fast food restaurants once a week stood at 31%. The figure then slightly rose to 33% in 2006, but it declined to 28% by 2013. Conversely, the percentage of people enjoying fast food restaurants once or twice per month declined from 30% in 2003 to 25% in 2006. However, it recovered, rising significantly to 33% in 2013 and becoming the most popular frequency. Approximately 17% of the US residents consumed fast food several times a week. This level increased to 20% in 2003 before falling to 16% in 2013. Meanwhile, the proportion of the US people who ate fast food a few times a year increased by 2%, reaching 15% in 2006, and staying at the same level by 2013.
On the other hand, the level of people who never ate in fast food restaurants, which began at 5% in 2003, saw a marginal fall to 4% in 2006 and remained stable until 2013. Similarly, the amount of US citizens who ate in fast food restaurants every day decreased from 4% to 3% in the first 3 years and remained unchanged by the final year.