The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares how often Americans visited fast-

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restaurants in 2003, 2006, and 2013.

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in all three years, the majority of Americans either ate fast

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once a

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or once or twice a month.

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, there was a slight decline in the frequency of fast

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consumption from 2003 to 2013. In 2003, over 55% of American residents frequented fast

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restaurants either once a

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or once or twice a month, with approximately 31% choosing the former and 25% the latter.

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pattern remained consistent in both 2006 and 2013, with these two options continuing to be the most popular among the population. Notably, by 2013, a greater proportion—about 33%—preferred to eat fast

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once or twice a month. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who visited fast

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establishments once a

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decreased slightly, from around 31% in 2003 to approximately 28% in 2013.

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trend was

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evident in the percentages of those dining at fast

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outlets every day or several times a

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, suggesting a reduction in

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consumption by 2013 compared to 2003. Aside from the once-a-

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or once-or-twice-a-month visits, about 30% of individuals in the U.S. opted to visit fast

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restaurants several times a

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or a few times a year. A much smaller portion of the population, below 5% each year, either ate fast

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daily or never consumed it at all.