Pie chart
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Too many categories can be messy!White
Black
American Indian
Asian
Pacific Islander
Two or more
87.7%
8.3%
2.8%
.5%
.8%
.6%
N = 35,919,174
Annual Estimates of U.S. Population 65 Years & Over by Race, 2003
ThePieChart:TheRaceand
EthnicityoftheElderly
Pie chart
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WecanreducesomeofthecategoriesWhite
Black
Other and two or more
87.7%
8.3%
4%
N = 35,919,174
Annual Estimates of U.S. Population 65 Years and Over, 2003
Bar Graph
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TheBarGraph:TheLivingArrangementsandLabor
ForceParticipationoftheElderly0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Living alone Married Other
Series1
Living Arrangements of Males (65
and Older) in US, 2000
Bargraph:
•Agraphshowingthe
differencesinfrequenciesor
percentages among
categoriesofanominaloran
ordinalvariable.
•Thecategoriesaredisplayed
asrectanglesofequalwidth
withtheirheightproportional
tothefrequencyor
percentageofthecategory.
Bar Graph
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Candisplaymoreinfobysplittingsex0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Living alone Married Other
Males
Females
Living Arrangement of U.S. Elderly (65 and Older)
by Gender, 2003
Bar Graph
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57.2
18
63.4
44.3
9.8
0 20 40 60 80 100
55 to 59
60- to 64
65 +
Women
Men
Percent of Men and Women 55 Years and Over in
the Civilian Labor Force, 2002
The Statistical Map: The Geographic
Distribution of the Elderly
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•Wecandisplaydramatic
geographicalchangesin
Americansocietybyusinga
statisticalmap.
•Mapsareespeciallyuseful
fordescribinggeographical
variationsinvariables,such
as
•Populationdistribution,
•Votingpatterns,
•Crimesrates,or
•Laborforceparticipation
The Frequency Polygon
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Frequencypolygon:
•Agraphshowingthe
differencesinfrequenciesor
percentages among
categoriesofaninterval-
ratiovariable.
•Pointsrepresentingthe
frequenciesofeachcategory
areplacedabovethe
midpointofthecategoryand
arejointedbyastraightline.
Source:AdaptedfromU.S.Bureauofthe
Census,CenterforInternationalResearch,
InternationalDataBase,2003.
Population of Japan, Age 55 & Over,
2000, 2010, & 2020Population of Japan, Age 55 and Over, 2000,
2010, and 2020
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
55-59 60-6465-69 70-7475-79 80+
2000
2010
2020
Time Series Charts
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Timeserieschart:
Agraphdisplayingchangesin
avariablesatdifferentpoints
intime. Itshowstime
(measuredinunitssuchas
yearsormonths)onthe
horizontalaxisandthe
frequencies(percentagesor
rates)ofanothervariableonthe
verticalaxis.
Source: Federal Interagency Forum on
Aging Related Statistics, Older Americans
2004: Key Indicators of Well Being, 2004.
Percentage of Total U. S. Population 65
Years and Over, 1900 to 20500
5
10
15
20
25
1900192019401960 19802000202020402060
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Timeserieschart:
Agraphdisplayingchangesin
avariablesatdifferentpoints
intime. Itshowstime
(measuredinunitssuchas
yearsormonths)onthe
horizontalaxisandthe
frequencies(percentagesor
rates)ofanothervariableonthe
verticalaxis.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, “65+
in America,” Current Population Reports,
1996, Special Studies, P23-190, Table 6-1.
Percentage Currently Divorced
Among U.S. Population 65 Years
and Over, by Gender, 1960 to 2040 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1960 1980 2000 2020 2040
Males
Females