The pie chart below shows the leading causes of insomnia, in percentages, as reported by a group of 100 people between

the ages of 60 and 80. They were interviewed in April 2004.

The largest percentage of people interviewed indicated that their insomnia is

mainly caused by ill health. Medication is the second largest cause of insomnia for this group of people. Similar percentages of people in this group indicated that drinks with caffeine and depression mainly lead to their insomnia. Only 10 % of people in this group identified environmental factors as playing a leading role in their insomnia. The smallest percentage of people in this group mentioned stress as the principal factor in their 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. They were interviewed in April 2004 Forty percent of people in group A identified stress as the most significant cause of their insomnia. In contrast to this, only 8 % of people in group B identified stress as the leading factor. Stress is the main element causing insomnia for people in group A, whereas ill health is the main element for people in group B. Only 6 % of respondents in group A indicated that medication plays the key role in their insomnia. However, 20 % of respondents in group B indicated that medication plays a key role. In both groups 10 % of respondents indicated that environmental factors mainly lead to their sleeplessness. Almost twice as many people in group A as in group B identified drinks with caffeine as the leading factor in their insomnia. Stress represents the biggest percentage in group A but it represents the smallest percentage in group B.

. Model Answer: The pie charts show six important aspects that lead to insomnia for two groups of people, interviewed during April 2004. The aspects are depression, ill health, medication, drinks with caffeine, environmental factors, and stress. The people in group A are between the ages of 20 and 40 while the people in group B are between the ages of 60 and 80. The people were interviewed during April 2004 and the information is represented in percentages. According to the information, stress was the most common cause of insomnia for people in group A while ill health was the least common cause. Ten percent of people in group A indicated depression and environmental factors respectively as the key factors. Six percent of respondents in group A indicated that their insomnia is caused by medication and only 5 % indicated that ill health is the main cause. As shown in the chart for group B, most people indicated that their sleeplessness is mainly caused by ill health and medication. These are followed by medication and drinks with caffeine, while stress and environmental factors cause sleeplessness for small percentages of people in this group.

It is clear from the charts that different factors cause insomnia for people in different age groups. The largest percentage of people in group A (40 %) regarded stress as the most common cause of their sleeplessness while the largest percentage of people in group B identified ill health as the most common cause.