The table below shows the proportion of income spent on 4 common items in the UK in 1998.

The proportion of income adults and children spent on 4 common items in the UK in 1998

	food	electronic equipment	music	videos
adults	25%	5%	5%	1%
men	14%	10%	5%	2%
women	39%	1%	5%	0.5%
children	10%	23%	39%	12%
boys	9%	18%	38%	18%
girls	11%	5%	40%	17%

Model answer by Lifestyle Training Centre

The provided table delineates the expenditure patterns of adults and children in the United Kingdom across four distinct categories (food, electronic equipment, music, and videos) during the year 1998, presented as percentages of their total earnings.

In summary, adults allocated a significant portion of their expenditures to food, contrasting with the minimal spending on videos. Children, on the other hand, showed a distinct pattern, emphasizing music spending over food.

Among adults, 25% of expenditures went to food, with men at 14% and women at 39%. Conversely, video spending was minimal, combining at 1%—0.5% for women and 2% for men. Music expenses, 5%, were evenly split at 5% between both genders. Electronic equipment constituted 5%, with women at 1% and men at 10%.

Among children, 39% of income went to music—boys 38%, girls 40%. Conversely, food received the smallest share at 10% (boys 9%, girls 11%). Electronic equipment constituted 23% of expenditures, with boys at 18% and girls at 5%. Videos were accounted for 12%, split with boys at 18% and girls at 17%.

List of vocabulary used:

1. Delineates: Describes or portrays something precisely; outlines.
2. Expenditure: The action of spending funds or the amount spent.
3. Patterns: Regular and repeated arrangements or trends in behavior or data.
4. Distinct: Recognizably different or unique.
5. Allocated: Distributed or assigned for a specific purpose.
6. Contrasting: Showing differences when compared; differing significantly.
7. Minimal: The least amount or degree; very small.
8. Emphasizing: Giving special importance or prominence to something.
9. Constituted: Made up or formed; composed.
10. Income: Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
11. Share: The portion of something that is divided among a group.
12. Accounted for: Considered or included in a total.
13. Split: Divided into parts or sections.
14. Genders: The categories of male and female, often used in the context of social or cultural roles.
15. Percentage: A proportion expressed as a fraction of 100.
16. Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
17. Totaling: Adding up to a specific amount or sum.
18. Expenses: The costs incurred in the process of producing or consuming goods and services.
19. Allocated: Assigned or distributed to a particular purpose.
20. Income distribution: The way in which total income is divided among individuals or groups.

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