Question 18N.2.SL.TZ0.b
| Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 18N.2.SL.TZ0.b |
| Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Compare and contrast | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
Trends in tobacco smoking and mortality due to lung cancer were measured in male and female smokers aged 35 to 59 living in the United Kingdom from 1950 to 2000. The first graph represents the proportion of smokers in the population. The second graph represents the mortality rate (deaths per year per 100 000 people) from lung cancer.
Compare and contrast the trends in smoking behaviour between males and females between 1950 and 2000.
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Similarity:
a. both show an overall decrease
OR
both decrease after 1970 ✔
Difference:
b. proportion of male smokers is always higher than female
OR
men decrease more
OR
women first increase «till 1970» and then decrease whereas men decrease throughout
OR
males highest value in 1950 and females in 1970 ✔
There should be one similarity and one difference
