Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting the usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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spending per week for families in a particular country both in 1968 and 2018.

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,

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spending for

food

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, fuel and power, clothing and

footware

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footwear

, and personal

goods

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declined, the remaining categories increased, with only household

goods

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unchanged.

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spending on

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was by far the most common in 1968, by 2018 leisure had occupied the majority of the family budget, followed closely by housing. In 1968, families spent on average 35% of their weekly income on

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, greatly outstripping other budgetary concerns, each of which represented between 5% and 10%. Among these, fuel and power

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the lowest at 6%. By 2018, spending patterns had diverged more widely.

Food

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represented a still significant 17% of the budget, trailing housing at 19% (a 9%

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rise) and leisure at 22% (a 13% increase). Transport

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displayed a notable growth

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of

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14%. Fuel and power, clothing and

footware

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footwear

, and personal

goods

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all fell to 4%, 5%, and 4%, respectively. Household

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the only expense to remain fixed, at 7%.