The bar chart illustrates smartphone ownership across different age groups, broken down by gender. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart compares smartphone ownership between males and females across five distinct age groups, ranging from 18-24 to 55-64 years old. Overall, the data indicates a general trend of decreasing smartphone ownership with increasing age for both genders. In the youngest age bracket (18-24 years), smartphone ownership is highest, with 95% of males and 92% of females owning a device. These high rates are maintained in the 25-34 age group, at 93% for males and 91% for females. A slight decline is observed in the 35-44 group, where 90% of males and 88% of females possess smartphones. Ownership continues to fall in the older demographics. For the 45-54 age range, the figures drop to 85% among males and 82% for females. The lowest rates are recorded in the 55-64 age group, with 78% of males and 75% of females owning smartphones. Throughout all age categories, males consistently report slightly higher smartphone ownership than females, although the gap is most pronounced in the youngest and oldest groups.
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