The bar chart represents the proportion of Americans aged more than 65 years old from 1900 and 2000.
In 1900, there was 4% elderly from the total population. They were categorized into three groups and each had a different percentage contributing to the 4%. People between the ages of 65 to 74 had a
rate
of 2.9, 75 to 84 had a Use synonyms
rate
of 1, and 85+ elderly had a Use synonyms
rate
of 0.2. Use synonyms
This
number gradually increased every year until 1990.
In 2000, there was a slight decrease in the proportion of elderly aged between 65 to 74. Linking Words
This
indicated that there was a decrease in the total number of elderly by 1%. People aged 65 to 74 had a Linking Words
rate
of 6.5, which was lower by 0.8 compared to a decade before. Use synonyms
In contrast
, elderly aged between 75 to 84, had a rise of 0.4% and people older than 85 Linking Words
also
had an increase of 0.3%.
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To sum up
, the total number of elderly in the US has been gradually increasing for a century. Linking Words
However
, there was a change in proportion in 2000.Linking Words
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