Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters (such as food, clothes and entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. Discuss both these view and give your own opinion.

The bar graph below compares households owning and households renting

accommodation

, in

percent

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, in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. Overall, there is a significant increasing

trend

of owing

accommodation

for

people

living in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.

On the other hand

, in the same period, renting

accommodation

reduce popularity.

To begin

with, in 1918, around 22% of

people

own a

house

.

However

, the

trend

of owning a

house

starts to increase from that year and peak at 69% in 2001. In 2011, there is

slightly

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decreasing the popularity of owning a

house

to around 64%. At the beginning of the interval,

people

tend to

rent

accommodation

for living. Over 75% of

people

rent

accommodation

in 1981.

In contrast

, the graph shows a considerably reducing

trend

of renting

accommodation

. In 2001, there are only around 31% of

people

that still

rent

a

house

. The

trend

start to look better, as in 2011, there are 37% of

people

came back to

rent

accommodation

.