The charts below compare the number of people per household* in the UK in 1981 and 2001. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below compare the number of people per household* in the UK in 1981 and 2001. 

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The charts illustrate the percentage of
different sized
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households
in the UK, in 1981 and 2001.
Overall
, the most common sized household in both measured years was that of 2-person
households
,
while
6-person
households
were the least common.
Additionally
,
while
the percentage of 1-person and 2-person
households
increased, the percentage of all
other sized
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households
decreased. In 1981, 31% of all
households
contained 2 people,
while
20% of
households
contained 3 people. 1-person and 4-person
households
made up similar percentages, at 17% and 18% respectively,
whereas
5-person and 6-person
households
only made up 8% and 6% of the total. By 2001, the proportion of 1-person and 2-person
households
had risen to 26% and 34% respectively. Meanwhile, the proportion of all other sized
households
had decreased, with 3 and 4-person
households
dropping to similar levels, at 17% and 15% respectively, and 5 and 6-person
households
dropping to 6% and 2% respectively.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.

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