The first horizontal bar chart illustrates the percentages of males and females of seven different age groups living alone in England in 2011, while the pie chart depicts the quantities of bedrooms in these one-person accommodations.
Overall, the proportion of females living alone was higher than that of males in all surveyed brackets, except for the three youngest groups. Notably, as age increased, women were more likely to live alone, in contrast, the figure for men decreased across the age groups. In addition, two-bedroom emerged as the most popular selection for one-person households.
Looking first at the proportion of both genders living single, in the first three age groups, the figure for males stood at approximately 56%, before gradually growing and achieving its highest point of 65% in the 35-49 category, nearly double that for females. Between the ages of 50 and 64, the gender disparity was evenly split. However, there was a reverse trend in the older groups, where the percentage of females living alone significantly increased and reached a peak of 75%, while that for males steadily fell to 25% in the 85 and over bracket.
Regarding the numbers of bedrooms in these one-person households, two-bedroom houses stood out as the most popular selection with 35.4% of the total. This was closely followed by the percentage of one-bedroom houses with 29.8% and that of three-bedroom houses with 28%. Conversely, the percentage of homes with more than four bedrooms was in last places, with 5,3% for that of four-bedrooms and only 1,4% for houses with five or more bedrooms