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

The bar chart compares how frequently

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ate in fast-cooking bars in three separate years (2003, 2006, and 2016)

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, the proportion of people eating in fast-food restaurants daily accounts for the lowest percentage in all three years.

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most

Americans

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went to fast-food restaurants once a week between 2003, and 2006, and once or twice a month in 2013. In 2003 and 2006, more than one-third of

Americans

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ate in fast food restaurants once a week, but the number decreased to around 27% in 2013. The proportion of

Americans

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who consumed junk food once or twice a month between 2003, and 2006 declined by an appropriate 2%, and 8% respectively.

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, increasing by 6% in 2013. The proportion of people who had fast food several times a week fluctuated between around 16% and 20%, and these percentages were slightly higher than the figures for those eating

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cruising a few times a year. Daily eaters and people who never ate fast cuisine accounted for very small percentages, ranging from just 3% to 5%.