The bar chart compares the proportion of Americans who had meals at fast food eateries in three separate years (2003, 2006 and 2013).
Overall, most Americans went to fast food restaurants once a week, between 2003 and 2006, and once or twice a month in 2013. People eating fast food daily accounted for the lowest percentage in all three years.
In 2003 and 2006, more than one third of Americans ate at fast food restaurants once a week, but the number decreased to around 27% in 2013. The proportion of Americans consuming fast food once or twice a month declined by 5% during the first three years before rising to 33% in 2013.
The proportion of people who had fast food as a meal several times a week fluctuated between around 16% and 20%, and these percentages were slightly higher than the figures for those eating this food a few times a year. Daily eaters and those who had never eaten in fast food establishments before accounted for very small percentages, ranging from just 3% to 5%.
The bar chart compares the proportion of Americans who had meals at
fast
food
eateries in three separate years (2003, 2006 and 2013).
Overall
, most Americans went to
fast
food
restaurants
once
a week, between 2003 and 2006, and
once
or twice a month in 2013.
People
eating
fast
food
daily accounted for the lowest percentage in all three years.
In 2003 and 2006, more than one third of Americans ate at
fast
food
restaurants
once
a week,
but
the number decreased to around 27% in 2013. The proportion of Americans consuming
fast
food
once
or twice a month declined by 5% during the
first
three years
before
rising to 33% in 2013.
The proportion of
people
who had
fast
food
as a meal several times a week fluctuated between around 16% and 20%, and these percentages were
slightly
higher than the figures for those eating this
food
a few times a year. Daily eaters and those who had never eaten in
fast
food
establishments
before
accounted for
very
small
percentages, ranging from
just
3% to 5%.