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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 - Graphs of Donors

The Chart Below gives information on the percentage of US nationals donating money to charity by age range for the years 1995 and 2015
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features  and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
Ielts Academic Task 1 - US Donors 


The given chart presents information about the levels of donations made by US nationals of different age categories between 1995 and 2015.

In 1995, a major part of contributions towards donations came from people aged between 18 years and 50 years, in which, the highest percentage of donations – 45 percent – came from US nationals aged between 36-50 years; followed by people aged between 26-35 years – 35 percent; and 18-35 year old making a contribution of  17%.

By 2015, there was a sharp decline in contributions made by people of these age groups to 35%, 27% and 12% respectively.

On the other hand, the inclination to donate among the older age groups rose in the corresponding period. The percentage of donations from people aged between 50-65 years increased from 35% to 42% , and the percentage of money channelized into charities, by people over 65 years, registered a climb of approximately 6% (from 32% to 38%).


Overall, there was a decline in donations in these two years, twenty years apart.