The chart shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar chart compares the different rates of renting and owning a family house in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. It can be clear that for the first
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from 1918 to 1961 households used to be owners of their homes in the majority part,
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in the remaining
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trend dramatically was inverted. Regarding the years from 1918 to 1961, there was a downward trend in the percentage of owned accommodation dropping from the highest point ( at nearly 80 %) to just under 60 per cent.
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, the figure remained considerably higher than the rented houses. At the same time, rented accommodation constantly increased, reaching a peak of 40 per cent.
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, at the start of the second
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, families are equally distributed between rented and owned homes in 1971.
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, the figures for renting rose sharply, staying far higher than the other category and reaching a peak of around 70% in 2001. Meanwhile, the number of
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family owners of a house steadily dropped by 15 per cent over
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period
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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