The pie chart shows the percentage of women in poverty and the bar chart shows poverty rates by sex and age. They are from the United States in 2008.

The pie chart illustrates women’s

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rates in the US based on marital status and the bar graph shows the comparison of

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between men and women of different ages in percentage.

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both graphs,

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females

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mainly lead the

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of

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. Another fact is that single

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with no children have the highest percentage of

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among other groups. The group of married

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with and without children have the two lowest percentages with 12% and 8%, respectively.

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, the

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of single

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without kids to be supported is doubled, compared to single

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with kids. The comparison of

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between males and

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in the US started at around 21%. Interestingly, when the number continuously decreases with males at the age of 18-24, it peaks for

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reaching 22%. The

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shows a downward trend for both genders, reaching the lowest number in the age group of 45-55 with 7% and 9%. The

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of men and women

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finished off at the age of 75 and older with a large gap between genders by almost 10%.