IELTS Writing Task 1

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Question:

The charts below give information about USA marriage and divorce rates between 1970 and 2000, and the marital status of adult Americans in two of the years.

Answer:

The first bar graph shows the changes in the number of marriages and divorces in the USA from 1970 to 2000, and the second bar graph gives information about the marital status of American adults in the 2 years: 1970 and 2000.

Overall, the number of marriages decreased slightly over the shown period, while the figure for divorces saw minimal changes. Additionally, married adults accounted for the largest proportion in both the first and last year.

In 1970, there were 1 million divorces in the USA, while there were more than twice as many marriages. Moreover, the number of marriages remained unchanged in 1980 and dropped to 2 million by 2000. In contrast, the figure for divorces peaked at nearly 1.5 million in 1980 before falling back to 1 million in 2000.

In 1970, the proportion of married American adults were around 70%, which fell to just below 60% by 2000. While the figures for divorcees and adults that were never married both increased by around 7%, the proportion of widowed adults decreased slightly.