The table illustrates how distinct age groups in a European country consumed milk-related products, namely milk and butter, in a week.
Overall, there is a link between the weekly consumption of milk and older age groups, while that of butter did not follow the same pattern, with the highest consumption belonging to the middle age group (45 to 65 years old). Interestingly, lower-fat products seemed to be more popular in all age brackets, except for the youngest group.
People in that country tended to use more milk as they got older: the under 25s used the least with only 1200 ml per week, then the 26-to-65 age bracket with approximately 1660 ml, and lastly, the senior group (older than 65) with 1900 ml. Moreover, the proportion of lower-fat milk outnumbered its counterpart in almost all age categories, with the greatest gap of 60% recorded in the 26-45 age groups. Full-fat milk was more prevalent among young people under 26 with nearly 60 percent.
In terms of butter, there was no fixed pattern in consumption. Middle-aged people consumed the most with 60 grams per week, double that of the seniors. The other two younger groups used less than 20 grams per week. The same pattern was witnessed when the youngest age group was the only group that preferred full-fat butter. Moreover, a balance was seen in the middle age and the eldest groups when both full-fat and lower-fat products shared the same proportion of half.