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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 chart illustrates the number of
households
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 in the United States, measured in millions, across five annual income groups in 2007, 2011 and 2015.
Overall
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, the number of
households
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 earning $100,000 or more showed the most noticeable change, rising to the highest figure in 2015.
By contrast
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, the $50,000–$74,999 group remained stable throughout the period. The two lowest income groups
also
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 had relatively high numbers of
households
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 in all three years. In 2007, there were approximately 25
million
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households
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 earning less than $25,000.
This
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 figure increased to about 29
million
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 in 2011 before falling slightly to 28
million
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 in 2015. A similar pattern can be seen in the $25,000–$49,999 group, which rose from around 27
million
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 in 2007 to 30
million
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 in 2011, before declining marginally to approximately 29
million
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 in 2015. The number of
households
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 earning between $50,000 and $74,999 remained unchanged at about 21
million
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 throughout the period.
Similarly
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, the figure for those earning $75,000–$99,999 was stable at around 14
million
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 in 2007 and 2011, before increasing slightly to 15
million
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 in 2015.
Finally
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,
households
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 earning $100,000 or more numbered about 30
million
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 in 2007.
This
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 fell slightly to 28
million
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 in 2011, but
then
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 increased considerably to approximately 33
million
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 in 2015.

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Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 71%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words households, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 3 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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