The chart below shows the results of a survey into the causes of poor school attendance in the UK in 2007.

The chart below shows the results of a survey into the causes of poor school attendance in the UK in 2007.
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The pie chart compares the proportion of five certain reasons which led to poor school attendance in a survey in the UK in the year 2007.
Overall
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, what stands out from the diagram is that
whereas
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less parental involvement
due to
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work and shortage of discipline in schools was recorded as the main factors of
this
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issue, upbringing ranked
last
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among the five ones. With regard to the diagram, it is apparent that both parents working had the highest share with 40%,
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a lack of school discipline was the other main factor which caused
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issue, ranking second with 25%.
On the other hand
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, shifting the focus to the rest, it is obvious that peer group pressure and bullying were responsible for nearly the same share with a little less than 20%.
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, as given in the graph, upbringing was the least significant factor which affected the attendance of students with 5%.
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Vocabulary: The word "diagram" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • attendance
  • survey
  • causes
  • parental involvement
  • bullying
  • safety concerns
  • academic performance
  • motivation
  • physical health
  • mental health
  • support
  • resources
  • students
  • peer pressure
  • influence
  • school environment
  • curriculum
  • transportation issues
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