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IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
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Sample Answer 37
The charts show the distribution of money spent on music in three different
years in Northern Ireland 
The pie charts illustrate the changes in spending patterns in Northern Ireland with 
regards to music. 
The first set of data is for 2003, where it can be seen that the majority of expenditure 
was for CDs, accounting for well over half. Just under one third of the money was 
spent attending concerts, standing at 31%. Downloaded music was only 6%, and the 
smallest category was that labeled ‘other’. 
Three years later, the order of the four categories was the same, but there was a 
marked increase in the sale of digital music and an inverse correlation to the sale of 
CDs, which fell by 20% to 41%. 
By 2011, digital purchases had overtaken both concerts and CDs and accounted for 
nearly half of all sales. The difference between CDs and concert sales narrowed to 
only 2%, and the ‘other’ category rose slightly to 3%. 
Overall, it is clear that while concert sales remained relatively stable at around one 
third, digital music sales became more common than CD sales. 
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IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
85 
Sample Answer 38 
The table gives information about the average hours spent on the Internet
by European people of different age groups 
The table shows the median number of weekly hours various age groups in Europe 
spend on the internet. 
The most striking point to note is that Internet usage is at its highest for those aged 
between 16 and 20, with the figure for males being 19 hours and females just one 
hour less. These figures represent an increase of treble the previous age category for 
women and over two times more for males. 
From 21 onwards, the hours spent reduced dramatically. By the ages of 26 to 30, 
males and females spend the same amount of time online with 4 hours each, after 
which females reportedly spend slightly longer online than males for the remaining 
two categories, falling to only 3 hours for men and 4 hours for women for those aged 
51 or older. 
Overall, it can be seen that the highest period of internet usage for both male and 
female was the age range of 16 to 20.