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.
The bar graph provides information about how many households by their
income
annually (between less than $25,000 - $100,000 or more) in the US in three different periods in 1007, 2011, and 2015.
Overall
, In 2007 and 2015, the number of
people
who had an annual
income
of $100,000 or more was the highest,
while
that $75,000 - $99,999 saw the reverse. To commence with, many US households were having annual
income
of $100,000 or more were the majority and served nearly 30
million
people
, by the year of 2011, they experienced a slight increase to around 27
million
before rising to 34
million
in 2015. Interestingly, a similar trend was placed in the number of
people
by $75,00-$99,999
income
annually, it stood at 14
million
,
then
fell slightly in 2011 before going up to exactly 15
million
at the end
of the period. It became the lowest among other categories. In terms of the three remaining categories, both US
people
with less than $25,000 and $25,000-$49,999 saw an increase after four years,
while
the former stood at 25
million
then
increased to 28
million
, the latter starting at 27
million
and went up to 30
million
. These categories
then
saw a small drop of 2
million
each.
However
, only the number of households with $50,000 - $74,999
income
annually remained the same.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words income, people, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stood" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" 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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