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 Use synonyms
food
, electronic goods, Use synonyms
music
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adults
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children
in the UK in 1998. The breakdown of gender is shown in the table. Units are measured in percentages.
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adults
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food
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music
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while
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children
spent the most on Use synonyms
music
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food
.
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Adults
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money
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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 Use synonyms
food
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money
was spent on videos for both genders which was 1%. Use synonyms
Furthermore
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adults
spent the same amount of Use synonyms
money
on electronic goods and Use synonyms
music
which was 5%.
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music
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children
which stood at 39%. Both boys and girls spent relatively similar amount which was 38% and 40% respectively. The least popular item for Use synonyms
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food
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Vocabulary: Replace the words money, food, music, adults, children with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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