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The proportion of icome adults and children spent on four common items in the UK in 1998

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The table presents the percentage of
income
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 that UK
adults
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 and
children
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 allocated to various items in 1998.
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, It is apparent that
food
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 represented the largest expense for
adults
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,
while
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 for
children
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, it was music.
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, videos were the least significant expense for
adults
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 and
food
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 for
children
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. Regarding
food
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,
adults
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 allocated a considerable portion of their
income
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 in
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 category, with women contributing more than men, at 39% compared to 14%.
On the other hand
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children
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 dedicated a minor share to
food
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, just 10%, with a similar outlay by both genders. In the case of music, it saw substantial expenditure from
children
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, particularly at 39%, with a slight difference between boys and girls.
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,
adults
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' expenditure on music was notably lower, at 5% for both genders. Electronic equipment drew a modest outlay from
adults
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, just 5% of their
income
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, with men's expenditure substantially higher than women's.
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,
children
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 spent a significant part of their
income
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 here, especially boys, who outspent girls.
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,
adults
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 spent a minimal amount on videos, only 1% of their
income
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while
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children
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 spent a more considerable 12% of their
income
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 on
this
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 item.
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