The bar chart presents data about the proportion of males and females in different age groups in the US who consumed five or more portions of fruit and vegetables per day in 2006. At first glance, it appears that females tended to eat more fruits and vegetables than males did, and the group that had the highest percentage of people consuming five or more portions of green food belonged to people between 55 and 54 years old.
The percentage of women who consumed five or more portions of fruit and vegetables was slightly higher than that of men. The greatest difference between genders can be seen in the age between 45 and 54, in which the percentage of women was above 25%, compared to 22 % of men. Only at 75, the percentage of people eating five or more types of green food was balanced among all genders.
When it comes to age, the habit of eating fruit and vegetables was more popular among the older than the young. The percentage of people eating green food increased steadily when they got older. The upward trend took place in the age group of 19 to 64 years old. Noticeably, in the 55–64-year-old age group, the percentage of men and women reached the highest point, at 32% and 35%, respectively. In contrast, the percentage of people consuming green food at 65 to 75 faced a substantial decrease compared to the younger group. 65–74-year-old people eating five or more types of green food took up 27 percent for males and nearly 30 percent for females, while only 25% of 75-year-old consumers, for both males and females, ate five more portions of green food.
