The bar chart below shows the proportions of English men and women of different ages who were living alone in 2011. The pie chart compares the numbers of bedrooms in these one-person households.

The two charts give information about single households in England in the year 2011. The bar chart compares figures for occupants' age and gender, and the pie chart shows the data about the number of

bedrooms

in these homes.

Overall

, there is no dramatic difference when comparing the percentage of males and females of all ages living alone.

In addition

, it is plainly seen that one-person households with 2

bedrooms

were the most popular in England that year. Looking at the details of the bar chart, men at 49 and under lived alone more than women in the same age

group

. It is noticeable that about 65% of males between 35 and 49 were living alone. The opposite trend can be seen in the age

group

65 and above. The proportion of English women living alone in

this

group

was much higher than that of men.

This

figure accounts for three fourth when comparing the

group

of 85 and over. In terms of the number of

bedrooms

, 35.4% of these single-occupant households had 2

bedrooms

.

By contrast

, the figures for homes with 4 and 5

bedrooms

are significantly smaller, at 5.3% and 1.4% respectively.

Whereas

, there is just a slight difference between the percentage of homes with 2 and 3

bedrooms

.