The given pie chart depicts the proportion of American females living under the poverty line in 2008, whereas the bar chart displays how the poverty rates were classified by sex and age during the same examined period.
What is most striking when looking at the pie chart is that single females without dependent children accounted for the largest share of women in poverty by rates, whereas married women having no children registered the least poverty cases. Meanwhile, in the bar chart, women’s poverty rates generally outstripped that of its counterpart, with the highest figures being recorded in subjects under 5 and 18 – 24.
Looking first at the pie chart, women with financial assistance from their marriage recorded less poverty rates compared to those financially independent. Single women with no dependent children (54%) constitute the largest proportion in impoverishment, whereas married women with no dependent children accounted for the least share, with only 8% being documented. In stark contrast, 26% of single women with dependent children in poverty were registered, nearly doubling that of married women with dependent children (12%).
Turning to the bar chart, age brackets under 24 were more inclined to financially struggle. Due to sex and age classification, subjects under 5 and 5 – 17 registered the highest poverty rates as well as the same figures for both genders, with roughly 22% and 17% respectively. Meanwhile, individuals from 18 to 24 witnessed the biggest disparity in poverty rates, with 20% of women exceeding 10% of men. Such a twofold difference remained unchanged in the remaining age groups, with approximately 14% for females and 7% for males.