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

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart illustrates the annual
income
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 distribution of American
households
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, divided into five
income
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 brackets, across the years 2007, 2011, and 2015.
Overall
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,
households
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 earning over $100,000 per year consistently accounted for the largest share and experienced notable growth over the period.
In contrast
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, the $75,000–$99,999
income
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group
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 consistently represented the smallest proportion of
households
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 throughout the three years. In 2007, the number of
households
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 in the highest
income
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group
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 (above $100,000) stood at approximately 29
million
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.
Although
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this
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 figure declined marginally to 28
million
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 in 2011, it
then
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 rose significantly to reach 33
million
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 by 2015. The $25,000–$49,999 bracket was the second largest in 2007, with around 27
million
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households
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.
This
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group
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 overtook the highest
income
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 bracket in 2011, climbing to 30
million
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, before dropping slightly to 29
million
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 in 2015. The number of
households
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 earning less than $25,000 rose steadily from 25
million
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 in 2007 to 28
million
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 in 2011, followed by a slight decrease to 27
million
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 in the final year.
In contrast
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, the remaining two groups saw minimal variation. The $50,000–$74,999 bracket remained constant at 21
million
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 throughout the period,
while
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 the $75,000–$99,999
group
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 hovered just below 15
million
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 in 2007 and 2011, before edging up to 15
million
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 in 2015.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "in contrast".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words income, households, group, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • household distribution
  • income brackets
  • annual income
  • percentage change
  • trend analysis
  • income group
  • significant increase/decrease
  • steady growth/decline
  • fluctuations
  • compared to
  • in contrast
  • notably
  • median income
  • poverty line
  • economic factors
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