
A glance at the two figures provided reveals the proportion of family budget which is paid for restaurant food and the quantity of fast food and sitdown restaurant meal from 1970 to 2000.
It is evident from the information provided that families spent more and more expense for restaurant meals over the years. This figures saw a fivefold increase during the period in question, from 10 percent in 1970 to 15 percent in 1980, 35 percent in 1990 and 50 percent in 2000. It is interesting to note that upward trend is the main tendency of the fast food and sitdown restaurant meal number. However, these two types of meal have different growth levels. From 20 million in 1970, the number of fast food meal climbed steadily to 30 million in 1980, before soaring to approximately 85 million. The sitdown restaurant meal number, meanwhile, rose considerably from 20 million to a staggering 35 million during the period 1970 to 1980, before growth gradually to 50 million in 2000.
It is apparent from the information supplied that fast food was becoming more and more popular than sitdown restaurant over the years.