Reading Pie Charts Continued

PORT HAWKESBURY HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, 1991 STATISTICS CANADA CENSUS

Under $15,000  $15,000-29,999  $30,000-49,999  Over $50,000

Review the steps for using a bar graph in “More than a Small Town.” Answer the following questions using the bar graph below:

1. Which age group in the graph has the largest number of people?
2. How many elderly people over the age of 75 does the graph show?
3. Which has more people—the two youngest groups or the two oldest groups?

PORT HAWKESBURY POPULATION BY AGE GROUP, 1991 STATISTICS CANADA CENSUS

NUMBERS OF PEOPLE

AGE IN YEARS