The bar chart illustrates how many people who lived by themselves in the USA, in five different age groups (17,26, 27,36, 37-46, 47-54, and 55-64) from 1850 to 2000.
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it is clear that
the population is expected to increase, with people aged 55-64 being the highest in all measured years.
The proportion of the population aged 37-46, 47-54, and 55-64 all followed similar trends over the measured period. There were significant increases in these figures beginning at around 2%, 2% and approximately 3% in 1980, and ending at around 7%, 13%, and 17% respectively.
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In addition
, Americans aged 27-36 did not live alone until 1900, beginning at just over 2%, and rising to around 8% in 2000. Linking Words
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also
did not start to live by themselves until around 1950, beginning at around 3% and increasing to approximately 5% by the end of the period.Linking Words