the graph belows shows the percentage of households woth different kinds of technology in the U.S. from 1995 to 1999.

The line graph compares the proportion of

families

with five types of appliances in the US between 1995 to 1999. It is clear from the line graph that the washing machine was the most popular household appliance in the US over these 4 years.

Also

, the

percentage

of American households that used

phones

saw a considerable increase. In 1995, 60% of

families

in the US used washing machines,

then

the figure rose steadily to 80%

at the end

of

this

period. The

percentage

of households with computers saw a similar trend during

this

time, from 40% in 1995 to 70% in 1999. The

percentage

of American

families

who owned DVD players,

phones

and the Internet started at 25%, 19% and 10% respectively in 1995. Between 1995 and 1996, the population using DVD players witnessed a considerable decline and reached its lowest point (at 15%),

while

the figure for

families

with

phones

and internet increased slightly to 20% and around 19%. After 1998, the

percentage

of households with

phones

and the Internet rose rapidly, reaching 75% and 50% each by 1999,

while

the figure for

families

that used DVD players was just 40%.