Public transport expenditures for British commuters (model answer)

This bar chart illustrates how many pounds sterling five age groups in Britain spent weekly on three forms of public transport in 2003. Overall, the older people get, the less they spend

First, the youngest, those under 30, spent about 6.3 pounds per week on taxis. The group age 30-50 spent almost as much and those 50-65 marginally less, around 5.9 quid. In contrast, the 65-75 year olds put out less than half that and the eldest group only about 1.5 pounds weekly turning to rail transport, again the youngest group allotted the most for this form of transport, nearly 4 pounds weekly. The two groups covering 30-65 years averaged approximately 2.2 while those over 65 spent, again, about half that. Finally, bus took the smallest proportion of the transportation budget, roughly 1.7 quid for people up to 65. The last two groups spent slightly more on bus than train.

To sum up, cabs took the lion’s share of the transportation budget for all. In general, those of working age use significantly more on public transport than the elderly