The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph illustrates the proportion of

men

, women, and

children

that consumed five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in 8

years

in England from 2001 to 2008. Over the whole time period, the percentage of women was higher than that of

men

’s or

children

’s

year

by

year

. Another pattern emerged for

men

and

children

, which

initially

showed a static nature for three

years

from 2001 to 2003

then

it increased before it slightly decreased. Every

year

since 2001, the proportion of females eating fruits and vegetables was greater than males’ or

children

’s.

For instance

, in 2001 it was 9% higher than kids’ and 5% more than

men

’s.

Likewise

, in 2008 it was 7% higher than

children

’s and 4% larger than

males’

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.

This

pattern of women’s percentage being higher than any other group persists for every

year

during the

years

2001-2008. 2001, 2002, and 2003 was a period of stability for

children

and

men

. The amount with 12% of

children

and 17% of

men

remained unchanged during these three

years

.

On the other hand

, from 2004 to 2007, the proportion of kids and males increased. In 2004, 18% of

children

increased to 20% for 2005. From 2005, it grew to 24% in 2006. From there, it rose to 27%. The same pattern occurred for

men

with a greater number of percentages during these

years

. In 2007-2008, proportions for both groups decreased slightly by 2% for kids and by 1% for males.