Band 6+: The chart below gives data about the percentages of Internet users, categorized by age groups. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make com- parisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides data on the percentage of Internet users in two age groups between 1998 and 2000.

Overall, the younger and older age groups consistently had a higher percentage of Internet users. In addition, both groups experienced a noticeable increase over the period. However, the early – adult and mid – adult cohort consistently had a lowest percentage of using Internet, both this groups experienced a slightly decrease throughout the timeframe.

Focusing on the increases first, at beginning of the period, the less than 15 age group stood at around 2%. This figure then rose steadily to about 9% by 2000. The figure for the 50 or more age group also saw an upward trend, which increase from roughly 4% in 1998 to about twofold Internet users in 1999, after the trend reached exactly 10% at the end of period.

In contrast, the figure for 16 – 30 and 31 – 50 age category accounted about 53% and around 42% respectively bucked the trend. In 1998, the percentage of Internet users for 16 – 30 age group was about 53%, which then fall to around 42% after 2 years. As for the figure for 31 – 50 age cohort , it underwent a same significant change with early – adult bracket. The percentage of Internet users declined slightly from about 42% to roughly 38% over the period.