The given bar chart delineates the amount of people living lonely in five particular age groups in the United States from 1850 to 2000.
Upon intial observation, it is prominent that the proportion of people who living alone in all five groups of age, namely as 17 to 26, 27 to 36, 37 to 46, 47 to 54 and 55 to 64 witnessed an upward trend throughout the span.
A quick glance would reveal that the rate of individuals who are from 17 to 26 years old living alone had a dramatic increase. From 1995, the amount of people living lonely in this age group was nearly 2 percent before having a infinitesimal rise to 5 percent in the next 50 years. Following the similar trend, the proportion of individuals who are in 27-36 group of ages was 2 percent in 1900 before increasing gradually to 8 percent in the remaining period. Similarly, the rate of people who are much older than the previous age group living alone in 1850 was 2 percent before having a gradual rise to 7 percent in the the remaining span.
Taking a closer examination to the bar chart, the amount of people who are the in 47 – 56 age group living alone was 2 percent in 1850, which was in the same rate compared to the previous group, before soaring dramatically to 13 percent in 2000. In addition, the rate of people who are the elder people living lonely was 2 percent in 1850 before having a drastic rasie to 17 percent in 2000.