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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.

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The bar graph illustrates the
number
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 of US
families
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categorized
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 by their annual
income
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 in 2007, 2011 and 2015. The
families
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 are divided into five
income
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groups
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.
Overall
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, the smallest
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 of
families
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 earned between $75,000 and $99,999,
while
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 the largest
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 of
families
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 earned $100,000 or more.
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 most
income
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groups
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 showed slight fluctuations over the period, the $50,000–$74,999 group remained relatively stable. In 2015, more than 30 million
families
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 earned over $100,000, which was the highest figure among all
groups
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.
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, the other
income
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groups
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 did not show a similar level of increase.
On the other hand
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, the smallest
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 of households belonged to the $75,000–$99,999 category,
although
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this
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 group experienced some fluctuations. Meanwhile, the
groups
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 earning between $25,000 and $74,999 did not show significant changes, with around 20 million
families
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 in these categories in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "although".
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words number, families, income, groups with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" 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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