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The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The chart classifies US
households
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 into five
income
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brackets
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 for 2007, 2011 and 2015.
Overall
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,
income
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 distribution among US
households
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 displayed similar patterns in these three years, with significantly more
households
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 in both the highest and the
two
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 lowest
income
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brackets
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 than either of the
two
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 middle-
income
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brackets
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. In both 2007 and 2015, the largest category consisted of
households
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 earning at least $100,000, reaching approximately 30
million
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 and 33
million
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households
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, respectively. The
two
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 second-largest groups in 2007 and 2015 were those earning under $25,000 and those earning between $25,000 and $49,999. They both consistently comprised 25 to 28
million
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households
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.
However
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, 2011 saw a different trend, as the
two
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 lowest
income
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 ranges each contained a greater number of
households
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 than the highest range. In that year, 28-30
million
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households
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 made either below $25,000 or $25,000-$49,000,
while
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 around 27
million
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households
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 had a minimum
income
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 of $100,000. Those falling into the
two
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 middle-
income
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brackets
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 remained the smallest groups in all three years, with around 20
million
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households
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 consistently having a yearly
income
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 of $50,000 to $74,999, and roughly 15
million
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households
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 making $75,000 to $99,999.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words households, income, brackets, two, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • household distribution
  • income brackets
  • annual income
  • percentage change
  • trend analysis
  • income group
  • significant increase/decrease
  • steady growth/decline
  • fluctuations
  • compared to
  • in contrast
  • notably
  • median income
  • poverty line
  • economic factors
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