C9. Older Americans are often described as more politically engaged than younger Americans. One measure of political engagement is election voting. In a 2017 report, U.S.

Census senior sociologist Thom File presented the following time-series chart of voting rates by age in presidential elections from 1980 to 2016. Based on this time-series chart, are older Americans more likely to vote in the presidential election than younger Americans? (Before you answer, define which age groups are younger vs. older.)

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BO 75.3 76.1 74.4 72.7 69.8 69.1 71.0 70.3 72.0 69.6 70 75.1 72.2 72.3 67.2 67.1 68.2 67.9 67.8 70.4 69.2 67.9 70.9 66.6 Description GO 63.1 62.4 61.8 58. 56.9 58.5 59.5 50 45.0 48.2 49.1 52.0 49.0 51.1 40 43.8 39.6 40.3 30 Reported Voting 46.1 Rates by Age: 1980-2016 20 10 Source: o Thom File, 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Voting in 18 to 29 year olds 45 to 64 year olds 30 to 44 year olds 65 and older America: A Look at the 2016 Presidential Election, 2017. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2017/05/voting in america.html