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.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for 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.
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The chart illustrates
yearly
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the yearly
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earning
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earnings
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of citizens of the United States in 2007, 2011 and 2015 based on different categories.
Overall
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, all the categories of household did not change much except for
$
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the $
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100,000 or more earning family.
People
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earning less than $25,000 were 25
million
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in 2007.
However
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,
this
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number rose by 4
million
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for
next
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the next
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4 years before dropping slightly in 2011.
Similarly
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, citizens scaling from $25,000 to $49,999 income
also
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started with slightly more than
first
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the first
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category with 27
million
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people
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in
this
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range. Their number
also
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increased to 30
million
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in 2007 but again dropped to 28
million
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in 2011.
However
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,
$
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the $
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50,000 to $74,999 earning category remained constant in all the years with 21
million
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people
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.
People
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who
earns
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earn
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$75,000 to $99,999 were less than 15
million
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in 2007 and 2011 but touched that mark by 2011.
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Last
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The last
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category that earns more than $100,000 has shown significant growth from 28
million
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in 2007 to 33
million
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in 2011 before going to a low of 27
million
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in 2007.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, however".
Vocabulary: Replace the words people, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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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