IELTS summarise and compare data

 

 

Families headed by women

 

Families headed by men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single parent families in the UK

From the data we can see that a number of significant changes have taken place in the proportion of single parent families , headed by both women and men , in recent years in the UK.

Generally speaking, since ______ there has been a marked upward trend in the numbers of single parent families , particularly in the under 60s , and this trend has been most pronounced, perhaps not surprisingly, for women . In ______ , for example , only around ___% of families were headed by a woman on her own. By______, this figure had shot up to ___%, and it is predicted to increase further by _____ , possibly doubling from the 2010 figure to ___%.

A similar , though less pronounced, trend is apparent for ______ under 60. Again in 2000, single parent families headed by men accounted for about __% of the total but by 2010 this figure had risen to 6 % , with future predictions putting the figure at ___% by ____ .
The pattern for single parents over the age of 60 is somewhat different . The proportion headed by women rose slightly between 2000 and 2010 , however a levelling off of this trend is predicted over the next ____ years , followed by a significant increase from 2020 to 2030. Interestingly , the proportion of single parent families headed by men has changed markedly over recent years. In fact, this has been the most common type of single parent family. Between _____ and 2010 for example , this category accounted for 11 % of the total. Future predictions however forecast a significant fall in this percentage to around ___% by 2030.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single parent families in the UK

From the data we can see that a number of significant changes have taken place in the proportion of single parent families , headed by both women and men , in recent years in the UK .
Generally speaking , since 2000 there has been a marked upward trend in the numbers of single parent families , particularly in the under 60s , and this trend has been most pronounced , perhaps not surprisingly , for women . In 2000 , for example , only around 3 % of families were headed by a woman on her own . By 2010 , this figure had shot up to 7 % , and it is predicted to increase further by 2030 , possibly doubling from the 2010 figure to 14% .
A similar , though less pronounced , trend is apparent for men under 60 . Again in 2000 , single parent families headed by men accounted for about 5 % of the total but by 2010 this figure had risen to 6 % , with future predictions putting the figure at 9 % by 2030 .
The pattern for single parents over the age of 60 is somewhat different . The proportion headed by women rode slightly between 2000 and 2010 , however a levelling off of this trend is predicted over the next 10 years , followed by a significant increase from 2020 to 2030 . Interestingly , the proportion of single parent families headed by men has changed markedly over recent years . In fact this has been the most common type of single parent family . Between 2005 and 2010 for example , this category accounted for 11 % of the total . Future predictions however forecast a significant fall in this percentage to around 8 % by 2030 .