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The chart below shows the percentage of the total US population aged 65 and over between 1900 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The chart below shows the percentage of the total US population aged 65 and over between 1900 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.
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The bar graph illustrates the gradual growth of the US elder
population
 divided
in
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 three different age
range
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ranges
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 between 1900
until
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and
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 2000. The general trend among all the group ages increases gradually and with a significant majority of
population
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the population
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 aged 65 and 75 years old. The main
features
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feature
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 to look at
,
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apply
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 is that
population
from
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of
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 all ages increases gradually starting in 1900 with
a
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4% of
population
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the population
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 and peaking
more
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at more
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 than 12% in 1990.
It is clear that
the
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a
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 big part of the
population
are
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 aged between 65 and 75 years old, almost double
than
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the other two ranges together. All the
population
on
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 the 75-84 range are the second majority on the chart compared to 1900 data, they doubled the numbers during
the
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1990 and 2000. The minority of
population
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the population
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are
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is
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 the
one
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ones
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 aged more than 85,
however
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,however
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 they increased significantly between
the
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apply
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1970 and 2000.
To conclude
 the graph, numbers tend to gradually increase and
it is clear that
 the majority
are
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 the
population
 aged between 65-74 years compared to the rest.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "it is clear that".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words population with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "compared" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "gradual" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
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