The pie chart illustrates the percentage of seven various groups of British families struggling with poverty in 2002.
Overall, it can be seen that the single-aged individuals comprise the majority with the percentage of 26 percent, while elderly couples constitute hefty minority at only 5 percent of all.
The data shows that single persons without children and sole parents make up the largest portion of poor individuals accounting for 26 percent and 24 percent respectively. By contrast, elderly couples and single aged individuals make up the smallest portion the graph at around 12 percent in total. Furthermore, couples without children account for 9 percent. Additionally, couples with children make up approximately a fifth of the deprived community. It is worth mentioning that all households have almost same percentage as couples with children.
It is clear that aged couples, single elderly individuals and couples without babies have a better standard of living in compare to other categories shown in the graph.