The bar graph compares the percentage of men and women having a driving license fom 1976-2006. While, the other chart illustrates the percentage of young drivers between 17-20 years old. Overall, the percentage of men and women with a license soared in the period of 30 years. However, the amount of young drivers declined in these years.
In 1976, men had relatively higher percentage of about 70% than women who were at nearly 30% in holding a license. This percentage surged in the next three decades, where men’s percentage rose to 80%. While, women’s percentage doubled to 60% in 2006. However, the gap between the men and women remained the same.
In Contrast there is a decline in the number of young drivers in these years. In 1996, 50% of young men and 30% of young women were driving between 17-20 ages. However, this percentage declined in 2006 with men coming down to nearly 45% and women to 20%. In addition, through these years men had more driving license than women. Also, the number of young men drivers was greater than young women.
