The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007.

The line chart illustrates how the number of

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per household changed in Britain between 1971 and 2007. 

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, we can see that

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ownership increased significantly over the period taken into consideration.

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, the percentage of

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with two

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experienced the biggest growth,

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the figure for

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without a

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fell.  In 1971, almost half of all British citizens did not have regular use of a

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.

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, 44% of

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had at least one

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,

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only 7% had two

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.

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, it was not common to own more than three

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per family, in fact, the percentage was just around 2%.  The one-

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households

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remained the most common type until 2007,

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there were little changes in

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figure during the period. The biggest change was seen in family blocks without a

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, which declined steadily over the 36-year period to around 25% in 2007.

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, the proportion of two-

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families increased gradually, and by 2007 it had reached 26%,

whereas

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, for

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with more than two

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, the figure remained stable by around 5%.