The table below shows the proportion of income spent on 4 common items in the UK in 1998.

The table provides data about the

proportion

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income

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spent on

food

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, electronic

equipment

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,

music

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and videos in the United Kingdom in 1998.

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,

adults

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,

men

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and

women

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spent the highest

proportion

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of

income

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on

food

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,

whereas

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children

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,

boys

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and

girls

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spent the highest

proportion

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of

income

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on

music

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. As can be seen,

adults

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,

men

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and

women

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spent the highest

proportion

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of

income

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on

food

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. The

proportion

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of

income

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spent on

food

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by

women

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was 35 per

cent

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whereas

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adults

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spent 25 per

cent

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and

men

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only 14 per

cent

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. The

proportion

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of

income

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spent on electronic

equipment

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by

men

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was 10 per

cent

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while

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adults

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spent 5 per

cent

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and

women

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spent only 1 per

cent

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. The percentage of

income

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spent on

music

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was the same for

men

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,

women

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and

adults

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(5 per

cent

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). The lowest

proportion

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of

income

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by

adults

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men

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and

women

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was spent on videos. The highest

proportion

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of

income

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on

music

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was spent by

children

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,

boys

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and

girls

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Boys

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spent 38 per

cent

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,

children

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39 and

girls

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40 per

cent

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. Both

children

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(10 per

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) and

boys

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(9 per

cent

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) spent the least

proportion

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of

income

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on

food

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,

whereas

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girls

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spent the least

proportion

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of

income

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on electronic

equipment

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.

Girls

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spent only 5 per

cent

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on electronic

equipment

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.