Tables use the same five point plan as line graphs and bar charts charts.

What is it about?
What is on the horizontal axis (top row)?
What is on the vertical axis (left hand column)?
Is a specific time given?
Is there any other information?

Now look at the table and read the 5 point plan that follows.

Answers:

What is it about?
Income from different occupation types

What is on the horizontal axis (top row)?
Average weekly income of all occupation types and 3 specific occupation types

What is on the vertical axis (left hand column)?
8 x 1 year periods

Is a specific time given?
Yes – in the vertical axis

Is there any other information?
New Zealand $ / week