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The graph shows the amount earned by graduates of different age groups in 2002. It includes those with a degree, those with a higher degree (postgraduate) and those with other qualifications. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph shows the amount earned by graduates of different age groups in 2002. It includes those with a degree, those with a higher degree (postgraduate) and those with other qualifications. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph illustrates the weekly
earnings
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 of full-time employees in 2002
according to
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age
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 group and level of education. The categories shown are higher
degree
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, first
degree
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, and other
qualifications
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.
Overall
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,
earnings
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 increase with
age
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 until the late thirties or early forties, after which they generally
stabilize
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 or decline slightly. In most
age
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 groups, individuals with a higher
degree
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 earn more than those with other
qualifications
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. At the beginning of their careers, people aged 21–25 earn the least. Workers with other
qualifications
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 earn approximately £420 per week,
while
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 those with a higher
degree
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 earn about £390. First-
degree
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 holders earn slightly less, at around £350.
Earnings
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 rise significantly between the ages of 26 and 40. The highest income is observed among people aged 36–40 with other
qualifications
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, who earn just over £800 per week. During the same period, higher-
degree
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 holders earn roughly £700,
while
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 first-
degree
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 holders earn slightly less. After the
age
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 of 40,
earnings
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 tend to level off. The salaries of workers with other
qualifications
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 gradually decrease to about £680 by the
age
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 of 56–60.
In contrast
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, those with higher degrees experience a slight increase later in their careers, reaching around £780 in the oldest
age
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 group.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words earnings, age, degree, qualifications with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 4 times.
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