The bar chart illustrates how frequently
people
in the USA ate at fast-Use synonyms
food
restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
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Overall
, eating fast Linking Words
food
once a week and once or twice a month were the most common frequencies, Use synonyms
while
eating fast Linking Words
food
every day was the least common.
In 2003, approximately 17% of Use synonyms
people
ate fast Use synonyms
food
several times a week. Use synonyms
This
figure increased to 20% in 2006 before falling slightly to around 16% in 2013. Linking Words
By contrast
, eating fast Linking Words
food
once a week was more common, accounting for approximately 31%, 33%, and 28% in 2003, 2006, and 2013, respectively.
The percentage of Use synonyms
people
who ate fast Use synonyms
food
once or twice a month was 30% in 2003, before falling to 25% in 2006 and Use synonyms
then
rising to approximately 33% in 2013. Meanwhile, the proportion who ate fast Linking Words
food
a few times a year remained relatively stable, at around 13–15% throughout the period.
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Finally
, only a small percentage of Linking Words
people
ate fast Use synonyms
food
every day or never ate it. The figures for these categories remained below 5% in most years.Use synonyms