The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line charts detail
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percentages of electrical appliances in a given country from 1920 to 2019 and the results on housework undertaken per week. Looking from an
overall
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perspective, it is readily apparent that all electrical appliances became more popular,
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refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. The total time spent doing housework has
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declined steadily and dramatically in the
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one hundred years. Refrigerators witnessed the most significant rise, beginning at just over 0% in 1920, surging to more than 50% by 1950, and
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continuing to rise steadily until plateauing at 100% around 1980. Vacuum cleaners started higher at 30% and
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rose by precisely 20% every 20 years until 1960 when growth tapered and ownership ultimately reached 100% by 1980.
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, proportions for washing machines began at 40%, climbed to 70% by 1960,
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fell slightly, and recovered to finish the period at just above 70%. The result for housework was that time spent washing clothes, preparing meals, and cleaning fell steadily from 50 hours a week in 1920 to 20 by 1960. After that, the decline was more gradual, reaching slightly above 10 hours by 2019.
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Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • household appliances
  • time-efficient
  • labour-saving devices
  • technological innovations
  • ownership rate
  • housework chores
  • domestic workload
  • automation
  • advancements
  • trend analysis
  • societal shifts
  • economic impact
  • durability
  • lifespan of appliances
  • maintenance
  • historical comparison
  • time allocation
  • drudgery reduction
  • energy consumption
  • disruption in trends
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