The graphs show the percentage of men and women aged 60 - 64 who were employed in four countries in 1970 and 2000.

The graphs show the percentage of men and women aged 60 - 64 who were employed in four countries in 1970 and 2000.
The given bar charts compare the proportion of males and females which range from 60 to 64,
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recruited in four different nations during the period
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1970 and 2000.
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, the
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for female employees witnessed a more drastic downturn than male employees.
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the proportion of senior employees in 2000. There was
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a wider discrepancy among employed women aged 60-64 in four nations compared to men. In terms of the percentage of women workers, the
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for Japan headed the list with 40% in 1970 and slightly increased to 43% in 2000. Meanwhile, Belgium recorded
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the lowest
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at 7% by 1970 and experienced only 1% in the percentage of women
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in 2000. With regard to the percentage of the USA and Australia, both figures experienced a gradual drop of 2%, which declined by 38% to 36% and 18% to 16% respectively. Concerning the proportion of men
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, there is
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upward trend for the number of working
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during the period of 2000 in four countries. Japan
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the first place with 74% in 1970, it
then
outlooked a gradual growth to 86% 30 years later. The sector of male workers in Belgium showed a surge from 19% to 79% which was overviewed 10%. The
figure
for the USA and Australia has a similar pattern with respective levels increasing to 73% and 76% in 2000.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words figure with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradual" was used 2 times.

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