IELTS Task 1: Frequency of Eating at Fast Food Restaurants in the USA

The given bar graph illustrates the first birth of a

child

by Australian mothers in three different

years

: 1966, 1986, and 2006. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is obvious that women in the past tended to have their first

child

at earlier stages of life rather than in recent

years

.

While

having a

child

at the age of 20 was highly common, in newer given

years

it had become relatively rare. In 1966, above 60% of Australian women had their first

child

between the ages of 19 to 24.

This

figure dropped substantially in the next decade to below 40% and in the next 20

years

, it saw the lowest percentage approximately

at

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28%.

Similarly

, for the group aged under 19, in the year 1966, the number was almost a third

while

in the coming

years

had decreased to 20% ( in 1986 ) and 12 ( in 2006).

In contrast

, only 12% of the female population of Australia between the ages 30-34 preferred to become mothers in 1966.

However

, their number grow dramatically and doubled to reach a peak at just under half in 2006. The equal situation happened for ages 34-39, which rose significantly from 8% in 1966 to 30% after 20

years

.

Finally

, there was

a

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little growth for women under 40 despite steady growth from 2% to 4%.