This chart shows the same information as the preceding table, preserving the order of items from the GSS questionnaire. It is much easier to observe direction and magnitude of the response pattern from the chart than from the table. With the table, readers must perform mental arithmetic to figure out “Which is higher? How much higher?” In the chart, the relative heights of bars make it easy to see that pattern.

For slides to be used in a speech or to display a complex pattern, a chart is usually preferable. If precise numeric values are needed, a table is the better choice.