The bar charts show data about computer ownership, with a further classification by level of education

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ownership

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, with a

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classification by level of

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, from 2002 to 2010.

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, the

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decade has seen

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substantial growth in

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ownership

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in general, and across all educational levels. A steady but significant rise can be seen in the percentage of the population that owned a

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over the period. Just over half the population owned computers in 2002,

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by 2010 three out of four people had a home

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. An analysis of the data by level of

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shows that higher levels of

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correspond to higher levels of

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in both of those years. In 2002, only around 15% of those who did not finish high school had a

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figure had trebled by 2010. There were

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considerable increases, of approximately 30 percentage points, for those with a high school diploma or an unfinished college

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(reaching 65% and 85% respectively in 2010).

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, graduates and postgraduates proved to have the greatest level of

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in 2010, at 90% and 95% respectively, 20 percentage points higher than in 2002.