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The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table illustrates
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 of diverse categories of families residing in destitution in Australia.
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, 11% of all households in Australia were classified as living modestly, totalling 1,837,000 persons.
Sole parent
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 families had the highest percentage of
poverty
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 rate at 21%, followed by single individuals with no
children
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 at 19%.
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,
couples
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 with
children
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also
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 had a remarkable amount of people in indigence, at 12% 933,000 persons, which represents the largest number of dependents in any category.
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, aged
couples
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 experienced the lowest rate, with only 4%(48,000), living in
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.
Single aged
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 persons were slightly more affected , with 6%(54,000) falling into
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 category.
Couples
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 without
children
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 had a relatively small percentage
poverty
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 rate of 7%, encompassing 211,000 individuals. In summary, households with
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 and single individuals were more likely to face
poverty
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 compared to aged
couples
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 and
couples
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 without
children
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. Sole-parent families
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 vulnerable,
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 aged
couples
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 encountered the least financial hardship.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words poverty, children, couples with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
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