The chart below shows the percentage of total US population aged 65 and over between 1900 and 2000. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.
The bar chart illustrates the
population
of Americans whose ages are 65 and over between 1900 and 2000.
The 65 to 74 age
category in 1900 contributed about 2,9%, which made their number become the most population
compared to the above 75 age
group
. The 75 to 84 age
group
was the second largest category which was only 1 %, and then
followed by the over 85 age
group
with 0,2% of the total population
. This
order remained the same until 2000 even though there was a slight decline for the 65 to 74 group
, which declined at approximately 0.8% . This
downfall made the 65 to 74 age
group
fall its percentage from 7.3% to 6.5%.
The highest climb for the 65 to 74 age
group
happened between 1930 and 1940. They experienced growth of approximately 1%, which makes them up to 4,8% from 3.8%. For the 75 to 84 age
groups, the highest escalation happened in 1980 and 1990 which worth approximately about 6%, changing them from 3,4% to 4%.
In conclusion, between 1900 and 2000, the population
of elderly aged 65 and over experienced a growth trend although
the 65 to 74 age
group
were having a climbdown in 2000.Submitted by riani.the2 on
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