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 graph illustrates the frequency with which individuals in the USA visited fast

food

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diners over a 10-year duration (2003 to 2013), expressed as percentages, with data presented for the years 2003, 2006, and 2013.

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, it is evident that the majority of people preferred eating at

quick service

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restaurants once a week,

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daily visits were consistently the least common choice throughout the period. At the start of the period, over one-third of individuals (approximately 31%) reported visiting

fast

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fast-food

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food

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eateries once a week.

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figure rose slightly to about 33% in 2006 before declining significantly to slightly over a quarter by 2013.

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, the proportion of people dining at fast

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outlets several times a week followed a comparable trend, starting at around 17% in 2003, peaking at 20% in 2006, and

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falling to just over 15% by 2013.

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, the percentage of individuals who ate at fast

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eateries a few times a month began at roughly 30% in 2003, declined to around 25% in 2006, and

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experienced a sharp increase, reaching 33% by 2013. Approximately 13–14% of the population visited fast cooking outlets occasionally ( a few times a year) in 2003.

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figure increased slightly to 15% in 2006 and

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remained stable through 2013. Interestingly, the proportions of people who either never visited fast

food

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diners or ate there daily were relatively constant throughout the course, experiencing only minor increases in 2006 before stabilizing in the subsequent years.