IELTS Task 1 : Multiple

Causes of insomnia

The pie charts below show the leading causes of insomnia, in percentages, as reported by two groups of people. The people in group A were between the ages of 20 and 40 and those in group B were between 60 and 80. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparation where relevant...
Dec 08,2018
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The pie charts show six reasons for insomnia; in two groups of people. Group A is aged 20-40 and group B is aged 60-80.


In group A, stress is the most common cause of insomnia (40%), while ill health, is the least common cause at 6%. Ten per cent of people in this group indicate both; depression and environmental factors as causes. Six per cent of respondents indicate medication and 5% say ill health is a factor.


In group B, most people indicate that their sleeplessness is caused by ill health (31%) followed by medication (20%). A similar proportion of people report depression and drinks with caffeine as causes of insomnia (16% and 15% respectively), while stress and environmental factors cause sleeplessness for eight to ten per cent of people in this group.


Overall, the younger age group regards stress as the primary cause of insomnia while the older group identifies ill health as the most common cause.

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