The two pie charts below show the marital status of the populations of Canada and Australia. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The two pie charts below show the marital status of the populations of Canada and Australia.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.
The two pie charts illustrate the statistics on Canadian and Australian citizens' marital status.
Overall
, it can be seen that the majority of the population in both countries are married. The
Canadian
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Canadians
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witnessed a significant proportion of separated but not divorced,
whereas
most of the Australians live
together with
their spouses.
To begin
with, the largest proportion of people in Canada and Australia are married, contributing well over 80%.
However
, roughly 50% of the Canadian couple no longer live together, higher than the married 20%.
In contrast
, just under 50% of Australians
still
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married, Canada experiences same-sex marriage at 3%,
while
Australia has none. Moving on to people who are living alone, In both countries, these people account for less than a tenth in each category.
While
Canada shows a higher fraction of single and widowed status, Australians are more likely to be divorced, with 2% of the population, surpassing Canadians just 1%.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • marital status
  • population
  • pie charts
  • percentage
  • categories
  • Married
  • Single
  • Divorced
  • Widowed
  • distribution
  • noticeable trends
  • comparison
  • significantly different
  • similarities
  • striking differences
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