The table illustrates the proportion of income spent on four specific items—food, electronic equipment, music, and videos—in the UK in 1998. Overall, while the highest expenditure on music occurred for girls, the lowest spending was observed for women on videos. It is also worth noting that adults, men, and women spent a similar proportion of their income on music. The proportion of income spent on the items varied noticeably for adults, men, and women, except for music, where the percentage was the same for all groups, at 5%. Adults allocated the highest percentage of their income to food, spending 25%, followed by women at 39%. Men, however, spent 14% of their income on food. On electronic equipment, men spent 10% of their income, which was double the amount adults spent. Only 1% of women’s income went toward electronic equipment. As for videos, adults allocated just 1% of their income, while men spent twice as much, 2%. The smallest proportion of income spent on videos was among women, who spent only 0.5%. There was a stark contrast between the proportion of income spent by children, boys, and girls compared to adults, men, and women. Girls allocated the highest proportion of their income to music, with 40%, followed by children at 39% and boys at 38%. Similarly, although 23% of children's income was spent on electronic equipment, the figure for boys was nearly half of that, at 18%. Spending on videos followed a similar trend, with children spending 12%, boys 18%, and girls 17%. The proportion of income spent on food was relatively consistent across all groups, varying by only 1%. 271 words. #myessay #task1 #inclass