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

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of members per

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households

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in the UK between 1981 and 2001.

Overall

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, it is evident that the 1-person and 2-person

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were the second most and the most common in the UK in the given periods

while

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other sized families are less common.

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, the

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of 6-person

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was the lowest. In 1981, the

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of 2-person

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accounted for the highest of the total at 31%, and the

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for 1-person

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rank

second,

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at 17%.

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the proportions of 3-person and 4-person

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were 20% and 18% respectively. The

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for 5-person and 6-person

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made up the lowest at 8% and 6% perspectively. In 2001, the proportion of 1-person and 2-person

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witnessed a steady rise to 26% and 34% respectively.

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, there was a decline in the

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of the other sized

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. The

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for 3-person fell to 17%, compared with 14% of 4-person

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. Meanwhile, the

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of 5-person and 6-person

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, at 6% and 2% respectively, which constituted the lowest of the total.