The table below provides information about residents spending on 4 most common categories in the UK in 1998. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that in all categories boys and men spent more than girls and women. Electronics, music and videos are more common things among children rather than adults.
Adults spent 25% of their income on food (men 14%, women 39%), whereas only 5% each on music and electronic equipment, and just 1% on videos. Men allocated 10 times more on electronics than women, who spent only 1%. In contrast, spending on music was identical 5% each in both men and women. Meanwhile, food accounted for 39% of women’s spending, making it the highest indicator in this category. Expenditure on videos was minimal among men and women, at 2% and 0,5%, respectively.
Among girls music took the largest proportion of spending at 40%, slightly higher than children (39%) and boys (38%). In contrast, food represented the smallest percentage among the younger group, at 10% for children in general, 9% for boys and 11% for girls. Additionally, boys allocated for 1% more than girls (18%, 17%) on videos, and for 3 times that of girls (boys 18%, girls 5%).