The bar chart shows poverty rates by sex and age. They are from the United States in 2008.

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by gender and

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in the United States in 2008.

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, it can be seen that the ratio of

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was higher in women than in men across all ages.

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, the younger population (below the

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of 34) experienced a significantly higher

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rate than the rest,

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middle

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groups were less likely to suffer from

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, followed by the older population aged 60

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and above. With regards to gender, the greatest difference was seen in people aged 75

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and above, of which the proportion of

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in women almost doubled than those in men, accounting for 8% for women and 14% for men respectively.

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, a relatively minor difference of less than 1% in

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rate was found in people aged below 17 for both sexes. In terms of

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groups, young adults below the

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of 34 had the highest

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rate, ranging from 10% to 20%. Oppositely, the percentage of

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among middle-aged adults (aged 35 to 59

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) was the lowest, accounting for 7% to 12%. Interestingly, the

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ratio among older adults aged 60

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and above was somewhere in the middle, accounting for 8% to 14% for both genders.