The given bar chart illustrates the percentage of Australian students who worked with part-time job 20 years between 1983 and 2003, while the table gives information about the average hours of paid work per 7 days and the time to complete degree.
Overall, there was a steady increase in the proportion of students who working while studying. In contrast, the period of finishing degree became longer in 2003.
In 1983, only around one-third of 17-19 years old students had a job, but this figure rose gradually to just over 60% in 2003. The 20-24 age group showed the most significant rise, from approximately 55% to about 75%, which was twice as high as some other groups. Similarly, the number of students aged 25-29 rose rapidly, while the oldest group (40 plus) increase slightly from about 40% to nearly 60%.
According to the table, the average paid work per week was 5 hours in 1983 but climbed to 14.4 hours in 2003, three times greater than before. Despite this, the average years to complete a degree also increased from 3 years to 4 years, showing that students maybe found harder to focus on study.