Writing task 1 _ bar chart

Answer:

The bar chart illustrates Internet users of different ages in Taiwan from 1998 to 2000.

Overall, the proportion of people who using Internet between 16 and 50 years old decreased steadily over the period, whereas the figures for the ages under 15 and the ages over 50 increased dramatically.

In 1998, the percentage of people who used the internet 16 – to and 30- year-olds was highest in Taiwan, at 53%. Around 41% of Internet usages were aged 31 to 50, compared to only 4% of the under 15 age group and the over 50 age group. In 1999, the figures for the ages 16-30 and the ages 31-50 fell to 45% and 39% respectively. At the same time, Taiwan saw a significant increase in the numbers of Internet users aged less than 15 and aged over 50, rose to the same figure, at 8%.

By 2000, the proportions of people who had access to the Internet aged 16-30 and aged 31-50 continued to decrease slightly by 1% and 2% respectively. In contract, the figure for the ages under 15 rose to 9%, and the percentage for the over 50 age group reached its highest to 10%.