Graph Writing # 46 - Internet usage in Taiwan by age group

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing - Column Graph:

» You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph shows Internet Usage in Taiwan by Age Group, 1998-2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

» You should write at least 150 words.

                           Who Uses the Internet in Taiwan?

Sample Answer 1:
The bar graph outlines the percentage of internet users in Taiwan based on their age groups between 1998 and 2000. As is presented in the bar graph, the ratio of Taiwanese internet users between 16 and 30 years was higher than that of other age groups and over the time, internet users' ratio from younger and aged people increased.

According to the given data, in 1998 more than 50% internet users in Taiwan were between 16 and 30 years old. People from 31 to 50 years old were 41% of total internet users. Very fewer people over 50 years old or less than 15 years used the internet in Taiwan in this year.

Next year, the proportion of younger and aged internet subscribers increased to 8%  and internet users from other two age groups decreased slightly. In 2000, the same trend can be observed and senior internet users expanded to 10% while the percentage of internet users among 16 to 50 years reduced by 1-2%.

As is observed from the bar graph, the internet was popular among the 16 to 50 years old people in Taiwan and over times the younger and senior citizens' affection and needs towards internet usages extended.

 

Model Answer 2:
The column graph delineates the ratio of Taiwanese internet users based on their ages from the year 1998 to 2000. As is obvious, the majority of the internet users in Taiwan were between 16 and 50 years old during the given period.

According to the bar chart, more than half of the Taiwanese internet users in 1998 were young people, between 16 and 30 years old, while another 40% were from 31-50 age group. The remaining 6% were either minors or senior citizens.

After a year, more minors and old people in Taiwan embraced this technology as their ratio went as high as 8%. This increase slightly affected the younger internet users’ ratio as their percentages dipped.

Next year, in 2000, minor internet users boosted to 9%, a percent fewer than the old internet users over 49 years old. In this year, 16-30 years internet users comprised 44% of the total while 31-50-year-old contributed to another 37% of total internet users in Taiwan.

 

Sample Answer 3:
The column graph depicts the proportion of Taiwanese internet users categorising them in four different age groups between 1998 and 2000. Generally speaking, young Taiwanese internet users were significantly higher than the internet users from other age groups.  

In 1998, 53% of the total Taiwanese internet users were between 16 and 30 years old. This figure was significantly higher, by 12% than those aged 31-50 years old. Internet usage in minors and those over 50 years old were less than 5%.

Next year, the percentage of internet users dropped by 2-8%, except for those less than 15 years old. Their rate raised by fourfold and for those over 50 years old, doubled. In 2000, the figures for age groups 16-30 and 31-50 went down slightly by 1-2%, whereas it increased at the same rate for those aged less than 15 and over 50.

Based on the information given, it can be deduced that the proportion of age groups using the internet in Taiwan minimally changed in a span of 3 years. It is also noticeable that while internet usage in teens and adults dropped slightly, the figures for both children and elders grew by almost twofold.

[Written by - Rose]

 

Sample Answer 4:
The bar chart illustrates the percentages of internet users in Taiwan in three different age groups between 1998 and 2000. Overall, young internet users in Taiwan was remarkably higher than older internet users.

It is clear that the highest internet user was the young age group (between 16 and 30 years), though the rate had decreased over the period, while the lowest was the junior population (aged below 15). In 1998, the highest population of internet users in Taiwan was the young people, as their figure was accounted for 53% of the total internet users. It dropped drastically to 44% in 2000. As for the middle age people (between 31 and 50 years), their figure had decreased slightly from 41% in 1998 to 37% in 2000.

The senior people (aged 50 years and above) and the junior people figures’ were 4% and 2% 1998. As the senior people’s percentage grew by two-fold, the junior group rate also increased by 6% in 1999. And then both figures continued to increase as they reached 10% and 9% in 2000.

(Written by - Darwin Lesmana)

 
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Jessi
The bar graph compares the percentages of Internet users in Taiwan split by age group between 1998 to 2000.

As is presented in the bar chart, the 16 to 30 age group people in Taiwan represented the highest number of internet users during the given period. Moreover, the ratio of 16-30 and 31-50 age group internet users slightly declined over the period; however, the percentage of the internet users over 50 years old and less than 15 years old increased over the timescale.

The ratio of Taiwanese internet users who were between 16 and 30 years old was the highest in 1998 that comprised more than half of the total internet users in the country. It increased by 8% in 1999 and remained relatively stable until 2000 with a 44% figure. In 1998 the percentage of the 31 to 50-year-old internet users in the country was 12%. A year later, it declined minimally to reach 39% and dropped again by 2% in 2000.

In contrast, internet users below the age of 15 had a percentage of 2% which then nearly doubled over the period to reach 9% in 2000. Similarly, the figure for 50 plus age group internet users increased by two and a half times to reach 10% in 2000 from an initial figure of 4% in 1998.
Nguyen Thuong Vu
The bar graph illustrates how Taiwanese people of four different age groups used the Internet between 1998 and 2000. Generally speaking, the majority of internet users in Taiwan were 16 to 50 years old.

In 1998, the proportion of 16-30 years old internet users stood at more than 50%, while people from the age group 30-50 accounted for over 40 percent of netizens, people who use the internet. Throughout the following 2 years, Taiwanese internet users mostly fell between 16 to 50 years. However, both figures gradually and continuously decreased, to become 44 and 37 per cent respectively in 2000.

On the other hand, the percentage of users less than 15 and over 50 years old saw significant rises. In 2000, 9% of all Taiwanese Internet users were under the age of 15, meaning an increase more than four times compared with their ratio two years ago. And in 1998, older people represented 4% internet users and this figure exactly doubled after a year and reached one-tenth of the total internet users in 2000.
linh
gradually rose => rose gradually.
Murugaa KP
The bar chart illustrates the internet usage by the four different age groups in Taiwan between 1998 and 2000. It is obvious that people in the age group of 16 – 30 years utilized the internet the most followed by the people in the age group of 31 to 50 years. The usage of this technology was very low by the people in the age group who was younger than 15 years and more than 50 years old.

During 1998, it appears that more than 50% of the people in the age group of 16 to 30 years utilized the net facility as well and this slightly decreased to 45% and 44% during 1999 and 2000 respectively. Nearly 40% of the people in the age group of 31 to 50 years accessed the net in 1998 and the statistics fell down with a difference of 2% each in 1999 and 2000 respectively.

On the contrary, senior people aged more than 50 years comprised only 2% of the internet users in 1998 and there was a tremendous increase between 1999 and 2000. The junior people less than 15 years accounted for 9% in 2000 and 8% in the year 1999 and at the start, this was only 2% during 1998.
Aashish
The graph illustrates the percentages of Taiwanese internet users based on their age in three different years - 1998, 1999 and 2000. Overall, most of the users of the internet are from the age group of 16-30 years, whereas very younger and older people used the internet the least in these years. Now getting back to the details, more than half of the internet users in Taiwan was between 16 and 30 years old. The second highest percentage of internet users were from 31 to 50 years old and in 1998 they consisted just over 40% internet users in Taiwan. The percentages of internet users from these two age groups showed a declining trend over the time despite being the highest percentages of the internet users in these years. On the other hand, younger Taiwanese who were bellow 15 years and over 49 years were the least percentages of internet users. In 1998, only 2% internet users were less than 15 years old while 4% were over 49 years old. With the time, the percentages of internet users increased from these two age groups and in 2000, almost one out of 10 internet users in Taiwan was either younger old older.
Lynne
The bar graph compares the ratio of internet users based on their age groups in Taiwan during 3 years time - 1998 to 2000.Overall, 16-30 years Taiwanese were highest internet users and children less than 15 years old spent the least amount of time using the internet.In 1998, more than half of the internet users were adults (16-30 years old). They were the highest in percentage in the given years. Then 31-35 years old internet users comprised 41% internet users in Taiwan, which. was the second largest. Interestingly, 16 to 35 years netizens' percentages slightly decreased and in 2000, 44% internet users in Taiwan were 16-30 years old while 37% were 31-50 years age groups.On the other hand, internet users who were above 49 years old comprised of 4% of the total in 1998 and this figure gradually rose over the years and it reached at 10% in 2000. As little as 2% of the whole internet users in 1998 were children (15 years and below) but their percentage upsurged four times in 1999 and in 2000 it reached to 9%, however it remained the least internet user group compared to other age groups during this time.
Nima
The provided bar chart compares the internet usages quota base on 4 different age groups in Taiwan in different 2 years. According to the illustration, the proportion of the internet users in all groups changed enormously. As is presented as a census of a perusal, at the beginning, people who were in 16-30 and 31-50 years old had 53 percent and 41 percent internet access respectively in 1998. On the other hand, people who were less than 15 years or more than 49 years old comprised only 2 and 4 percent of the internet users in Taiwan. But after only one year, the ratio of youngster internet user group plunged dramatically and reached to 8%. In a similar scenario, the percentage of elder group increased 2 times and met 8% in 1999 and finally reached to 10% in 2000. On the contrarily, the percentage of two middle-aged internet users groups decreased gently until 2000. For example, the ratio of 16-30 and 31-50 groups declined monotonously and took 44% and 37% as nadir in 2000.In summary, the internet usages between youngster and old people increased remarkably in Taiwan.