The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011, and 2015. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011, and 2015. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making 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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.
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The bar graph illustrates the
number
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of
households
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(in
millions
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) and their annual
income
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in the US in three years: 2007, 2011, and 2015.
It is clear that
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the
number
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of
households
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who have annual
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salary
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salaries
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over $100,000 significantly increased from 2007 to 2015,
while
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other
income
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types only fluctuated over that period.
Additionally
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, $75,000- $99,999 remained the lowest
number
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of
households
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over the period whilst $100,000 could be considered as the
salary
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income
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which
having
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the highest
number
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of
households
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. In 2007, there
was
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around 30 million
households
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who earned more than $100,000. Followed by
households
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with over $100,000 annual
income
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, there were around 27
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millions
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million
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of
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people in that job earning from $25,000 to $49,999, 25
millions
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of
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employees
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for
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salary
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salaries
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less than $25,000, and the top 2 lowest
number
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of
employees
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income
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segment were $50,000-$74,999 and $75,000-$99,999 with 21
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millions
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and 15
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millions
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, respectively.
However
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, in 2011, the
number
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of
households
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with over $100,000 annual
income
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and $75,000- $99,999 saw a slight decrease to around 27
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millions
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and 18
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millions
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million
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.
In contrast
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, the
number
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of people with
income
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less than $25,000 and $25,000- $49,999 rose higher than the
number
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of people who annually earned more than $100,000 at around 28
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millions
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and 30
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millions
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million
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respectively.
Similarly
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,
$
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the $
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50,000-$74,999 annual
salary
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employees
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for employees
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slightly increased to 21
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millions
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million
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.
However
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,
at the end
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of the period, over $100,000 annual
income
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jumped back to the
income
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range having
highest
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number
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of
households
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at around 37 million
of
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apply
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employees
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,
while
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in the lower
salary
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range,
households
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earning less than $25,000 and $25,000 to $49,999 decreased and
stoped
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stopped
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at around 27
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millions
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million
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and 28
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millions
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million
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.
Last
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but not
lease
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, the
number
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of
employees
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earning from $50,000-$74,999 remained unchanged
while
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$75,000-$99,999 annual
income
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employees
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increased to 15
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millions
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million
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and
this
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income
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range remained the lowest
number
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of
employees
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.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, while".
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words number, households, millions, income, salary, employees with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 11 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • annual income
  • households
  • income distribution
  • peak
  • rise
  • fall
  • stable
  • significant
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • economic conditions
  • policy changes
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