Ielts task 1: accommodation distribution and satisfaction rates

[minhminh]

topic: the charts below show the results of an international survey carried out in New Zealand in 2004.

my essay:

A survey was conducted in 2004 asking international students in New Zealand where they live and how satisfied they were with their accommodations, rating from 1 to 5. The pie chart shows the results for the first question and the horizontal bar chart for the second. The accommodations are grouped into six categories: rented house, homestay, own homes, student hostel/ dormitory, relative homes, and the others.

Overall, nearly all stayed in either a rental habitation or a homestay, and these two are almost equally common. The levels of satisfaction did not vary much over these accommodations, with the relative home getting the highest rate.

In detail, approximately four out of ten students lived in rented houses (43%), ten times more than those picking their relative homes; the less common choice received the highest rate of satisfaction, whereas the other one was the four largest, 3.82 versus 3.35. Compared to rental places, the number of those picking a homestay was similar, 42%, but it made these people feel more pleased, with a rate of 3.6. The student hostel, with the lowest satisfaction rate of 3.14, was the third most common selection for living, with 7% choosing this. The participants all felt satisfied with the place they lived, with the rates staying in a narrow range between 3.14 and 3.62.

[Torsten]

In 2004, a survey was conducted asking international students in New Zealand where they live and how satisfied they are with their accommodation, giving a rating from 1 to 5. The pie chart shows the results for the first question and the horizontal bar chart for the second question. The accommodations are divided into six categories: rented house, host family, own apartment, student dormitory, relative’s apartment, and other.

Overall, almost everyone lived in either a rented home or a host family, and these two are almost equally common. Satisfaction with these accommodations did not vary much, with accommodation with relatives receiving the highest score.

Specifically, about four in ten students lived in rented housing (43%), ten times more than those who chose relative housing; the less common choice received the highest satisfaction rate, while the other was the fourth highest, 3.82 versus 3.35. Compared to rented housing, those who chose homestay was similar, at 42%, but these individuals were more satisfied, with a rate of 3.6. Student housing, with the lowest satisfaction rate of 3.14, was the third most common choice for housing at 7%. All participants were satisfied with where they lived, with a narrow range of 3.14 to 3.62.