The table shows the proportion of income spent on 4 common items in the UK in 1998. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. 

Write at least 150 words.
The table provides information about the percentage of
money
spent on
food
, electronic goods,
music
and videos by
adults
and
children
in the UK in 1998. The breakdown of gender is shown in the table. Units are measured in percentages.
Overall
,
adults
spent the most
money
on
food
and the least on electronic goods,
music
and videos
while
children
spent the most on
music
and the least on
food
.
Adults
spent most of their
money
on
food
shopping in 1998. They spent 25% of their income on groceries, but women spent more than men with one-quarter of their salary going to
food
.
On the other hand
, the least amount of
money
was spent on videos for both genders which was 1%.
Furthermore
,
adults
spent the same amount of
money
on electronic goods and
music
which was 5%. The percentage of income spent on
music
was the highest for
children
which stood at 39%. Both boys and girls spent relatively similar amount which was 38% and 40% respectively. The least popular item for
children
was
food
. Girls spent only 11% of their income on groceries
whereas
boys spent only 9%.
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