Create a Graphical Display for the Data Given

question 191

Essay

Create a graphical display for the data given. You may choose any graphic type that you feel is appropriate. Write a fewsentences explaining why you chose this type of display and a few sentences describing any interesting patterns in thedata.
-The table below gives information about U.S. families with children under the age of 18.
The table shows the percentage of these families that are two-parent families, the
percentage that are maintained by a single mother, and the percentage that are maintained
by a single father. $$\begin{array}{l}\text { U.S. Families with Children Under } 18\\\begin{array} { c | c | c | c } \text { Year } & \text { Two-parent } & \text { Single mother } & \text { Single father } \\\hline 1981 & 77.6 \% & 20.0 \% & 2.4 \% \\1984 & 74.2 \% & 22.9 \% & 2.8 \% \\1987 & 73.0 \% & 23.7 \% & 3.2 \% \\1990 & 71.9 \% & 24.2 \% & 3.9 \% \\1993 & 69.8 \% & 25.9 \% & 4.3 \% \\1996 & 68.4 \% & 26.6 \% & 5.0 \% \\1999 & 68.2 \% & 26.3 \% & 5.5 \% \\2002 & 68.3 \% & 25.9 \% & 5.8 \%\end{array}\end{array}$$

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