Tarea 1 , Gráficos de barras
2.1. Marriages and divorces
The first bar chart shows changes in the number of marriages and divorces in the USA, y el segundo gráfico muestra cifras del estado civil de los adultos estadounidenses en 1970 y 2000. Está claro que hubo una caída en el número de matrimonios en los EE.UU. entre 1970 y 2000. The majority of adult Americans were married in both years, but the proportion of single adults was higher in 2000.
En 1970, Había 2.5 million marriages in the USA and 1 million divorces. The marriage rate remained stable in 1980, but fell to 2 million by the year 2000. A diferencia de, the divorce rate peaked in 1980, at nearly 1.5 million divorces, before falling back to 1 million at the end of the period. Tarea de escritura 1 – Simon
Around 70% of American adults were married in 1970, but this figure dropped to just under 60% por 2000. Al mismo tiempo, the proportion of unmarried people and divorcees rose by about 10% in total. The proportion of widowed Americans was slightly lower in 2000.
2.2. Levels of participation
The charts below show the levels of participation in education and science in developing and industrialised countries in 1980 y 1990.
The three bar charts show average years of schooling, numbers of scientists and technicians, and research and development spending in developing and developed countries. Figures are given for 1980 y 1990.
It is clear from the charts that the figures for developed countries are much higher than those for developing nations. También, the charts show an overall increase in participation in education and science from 1980 a 1990. People in developing nations attended school for an average of around 3 años, with only a slight increase in years of schooling from 1980 a 1990. Por otra parte, the figure for industrialised countries rose from nearly 9 years of schooling in 1980 a casi 11 years in 1990.
De 1980 a 1990, the number of scientists and technicians in industrialised countries almost doubled to about 70 per 1000 gente. Spending on research and development also saw rapid growth in these countries, reaching $350 billion in 1990. por el contrario, the number of science workers in developing countries remained below 20 per 1000 gente, and research spending fell from about $50 billion to only $25 billion.
2.3. Consumer good
The bar chart compares consumer spending on six different items in Germany, Italia, France and Britain. It is clear that British people spent significantly more money than people in the other three countries on all six goods. Of the six items, consumers spent the most money on photographic film.
People in Britain spent just over £170,000 on photographic film, which is the highest figure shown on the chart. por el contrario, Germans were the lowest overall spenders, with roughly the same figures (just under £150,000) for each of the six products. The figures for spending on toys were the same in both France and Italy, at nearly £160,000.
Sin embargo, while French people spent more than Italians on photographic film and CDs, Italians paid out more for personal stereos, tennis racquets and perfumes. The amount spent by French people on tennis racquets, around £145,000, is the lowest figure shown on the
2.4. House prices
The bar chart compares the cost of an average house in five major cities over a period of 13 years from 1989. We can see that house prices fell overall between 1990 y 1995, but most of the cities saw rising prices between 1996 y 2002. London experienced by far the greatest changes in house prices over the 13-year period.
Over the 5 years after 1989, the cost of average homes in Tokyo and London dropped by around 7%, while New York house prices went down by 5%. por el contrario, prices rose by approximately 2% in both Madrid and Frankfurt.
Entre 1996 y 2002, London house prices jumped to around 12% above the 1989 average. Homebuyers in New York also had to pay significantly more, with prices rising to 5% above the 1989 average, but homes in Tokyo remained cheaper than they were in 1989. The cost of an average home in Madrid rose by a further 2%, while prices in Frankfurt remained stable.