The bar chart compares the percentage of poor males and poor females in the United States in 2008. It is clear that the poverty rates of women were higher than the poverty rates of men, exception of the data for people under 5 years old and aged 5-to-17-year-olds.
Notably, the percentage of poor females aged 18-to-24-year-olds was highest, at nearly 20%, compared to the figure for men, at about 15%. Meanwhile, the proportion of poverty of women from 25 to 34 years old stood at nearly 16%, which was higher than the statistic for men, at roughly 10%. In the interim, the figures for both two genders under 5 and 5 to 17 age groups witnessed equal, at 20% and 16% consecutively.
Significantly, the percentage of females between 35 and 44 years old reached approximately 11%, which was higher than the data for men (around 8%). By contrast, the poverty rates of men 45 to 54 and 55 to 59 age groups equaled, at 7%, while the for women were much higher, at 9% and 10% respectively. At the same time, the figures for females over 75 years old standing at 13%, which was higher than the data for women from 60 to 64 years old (around 12%) and from 65 to 74 years old (about 11%). Whereas, the statistic for men 65 to 74 and over 75 age groups were less lower than the figure for males 60-to-64-year-olds.
The bar chart compares the percentage of poor males and poor
females
in the United States in 2008. It is
clear
that the
poverty
rates of
women
were higher than the
poverty
rates of
men
,
exception of
the data for
people
under 5 years
old
and aged 5-to-17-year-olds.
Notably
, the percentage of poor
females
aged 18-to-24-year-olds was highest, at
nearly
20%, compared to the
figure
for
men
, at about 15%. Meanwhile, the proportion of
poverty
of
women
from 25 to 34 years
old
stood at
nearly
16%, which was higher than the statistic for
men
, at roughly 10%. In the interim, the
figures
for both two genders under 5 and 5 to 17 age groups witnessed equal, at 20% and 16%
consecutively
.
Significantly
, the percentage of
females
between 35 and 44 years
old
reached approximately 11%, which was higher than the data for
men
(around 8%). By contrast, the
poverty
rates of
men
45 to 54 and 55 to 59 age groups equaled, at 7%, while the for
women
were much higher, at 9% and 10%
respectively
. At the same time, the
figures
for
females
over 75 years
old
standing at 13%, which was higher than the data for
women
from 60 to 64 years
old
(around 12%) and from 65 to 74 years
old
(about 11%). Whereas, the statistic for
men
65 to 74 and over 75 age groups were
less lower
than the
figure
for males 60-to-64-year-olds.