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.
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The table provides information about the percentage of
money
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spent on
food
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, electronic goods,
music
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and videos by
adults
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and
children
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in the UK in 1998. The breakdown of gender is shown in the table. Units are measured in percentages.
Overall
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,
adults
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spent the most
money
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on
food
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and the least on electronic goods,
music
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and videos
while
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children
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spent the most on
music
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and the least on
food
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.
Adults
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spent most of their
money
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on
food
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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
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.
On the other hand
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, the least amount of
money
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was spent on videos for both genders which was 1%.
Furthermore
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,
adults
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spent the same amount of
money
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on electronic goods and
music
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which was 5%. The percentage of income spent on
music
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was the highest for
children
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which stood at 39%. Both boys and girls spent relatively similar amount which was 38% and 40% respectively. The least popular item for
children
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was
food
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. Girls spent only 11% of their income on groceries
whereas
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boys spent only 9%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words money, food, music, adults, children with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
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