Xr03-82 The following table lists the percentage of single and married women in the United States who had jobs outside the home during the period 1970 to 2007.

a. Construct a chart that shows that the percentage of married women who are working outside the home has not changed much in the past 47 years.

b. Use a chart to show that the percentage of single women in the workforce has increased

“dramatically.”

Year Single Married Year Single Married 1970 56.8 40.5 1989 68.0 57.8 1971 56.4 40.6 1990 66.7 58.4 1972 57.5 41.2 1991 66.2 58.5 1973 58.6 42.3 1992 66.2 59.3 1974 59.5 43.3 1993 66.2 59.4 1975 59.8 44.3 1994 66.7 60.7 1976 61.0 45.3 1995 66.8 61.0 1977 62.1 46.4 1996 67.1 61.2 1978 63.7 47.8 1997 67.9 61.6 1979 64.6 49.0 1998 68.5 61.2 1980 64.4 49.8 1999 68.7 61.2 1981 64.5 50.5 2000 68.9 61.1 1982 65.1 51.1 2001 68.1 61.2 1983 65.0 51.8 2002 67.4 61.0 1984 65.6 52.8 2003 66.2 61.0 1985 66.6 53.8 2004 65.9 60.5 1986 67.2 54.9 2005 66.0 60.7 1987 67.4 55.9 2006 65.7 61.0 1988 67.7 56.7 2007 65.3 61.0