You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows information about age, average income per person and population below poverty line in three states in USA. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Model Answer
The given table gives a breakdown of the proportions of people aged under 18 and over 60 in California, Utah and Florida, as well as their average annual income and population who are very poor.
It is clear that Florida has more elderly people than California and Utah, and people in Florida and California boasted higher income despite having a larger percentage of them living in poverty.
Utah has the largest percentage of young people aged under 18 (28%), followed by California (17%) and Florida (16%). It is surprising to note that Florida with the lowest percentage of people under 18, has the highest number (23%) of those aged 60+, while the figure for Utah is the lowest, which is about one-third that of Florida for the same age group.
Although residents in California have the highest average yearly income per person among the three ($23,000), 16% of Californian people are poor. In contrast, only 9% of the people of Utah are below poverty line, whereas the average income in this state is only $17,000.