The bar chart illustrates the share of
people
living alone across five different Use synonyms
age
Use synonyms
groups
in the USA between 1850 and 2000.
Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
it is clear that
the percentage of Linking Words
people
living alone increased significantly across all Use synonyms
age
Use synonyms
groups
over the period, with the proportion of elderly Use synonyms
people
experiencing a particularly dramatic rise.
In 1850, the percentage of Use synonyms
people
aged 55-60 living alone was the highest, at approximately 3%. Use synonyms
Moreover
, the figures for two younger Linking Words
age
Use synonyms
groups
(37-46 and 47-54) were similar, at around 2.2% in the United States. After five decades, an additional Use synonyms
age
group (between 27-36) was introduced, with the rate of Use synonyms
people
living alone standing at nearly 2.1%. In 1950, the figure for elderly Use synonyms
people
saw a significant increase, reaching around 8.3%. In the same year, an additional younger Use synonyms
age
group (17-26) was included in the chart, with about 1.9% of Use synonyms
people
in Use synonyms
this
group being lone.
Linking Words
Finally
, the rate of single-person households rose dramatically across all Linking Words
age
Use synonyms
groups
in 2000, with those aged 47-54 and 55-64 reaching the highest levels, at around 12.2% and 16.5% respectively.Use synonyms