The pie charts demonstrates the proportion of food budget the average family expenditures on restaurant meals from 1970 to 2000.However, the line graph illustrates the amount of meals eaten in fast food and sit-down restaurants.
Overall, the fewest family went to restaurant for meals as they prefer to ate at home in 1970, whereas it increased rapidly over the decade and reached to maximum in 2000.In contrast, family enjoyed both fast and sitdown restaurants meals, as both lined follwed inclined trend over the 10 years period.
Moving to the first charts, it can be observed that, 90% people enjoyed home cooking, while only 10% people spent on restaurant for meals in 1970. Over decade, 85% families loved home cooking , which was declined by 5% compared to 1970, although 15% people spent the money on restaurant meals in 1980. Similarly, the trend dramtically grew for restaurant meals but plummet for home meals. In 1990, the proportion reached to 35% for restaurant meals, and 65% for home cooking respectively. Finally, By 2000, half (50%)of the families interested in home cooking and reamining 50% enjoyed and spent more money on restaurant meals.
Taking closer look at line graphs, it can be seen that, 20 varities of meals were eaten by familes on both fast and sitdown restaurants in 1970. In 1980, the line reached to just above 30 for fast food meals and just under 30 for sitdown restaurants meals. Both lines were rose dramatically without fluctuated. Approximately 50 number of meals were eaten by familes on fastfood restaurants in 1990,which slightly dropped to around 40 for sitdown restaurants meals. Likewise, the number reached to peak in 2000 with around well below 90 various meals were eaten on fastfood restaurant, which dramtically dropped to almost 50 for sitdown restaurants meals.