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

The chart demonstrates the proportion of homes in the U.S. that owned certain types of equipment between 1995 to 1999.

Overall

, all of the equipment increased during the period,

while

washing machines have the most proportion among all other equipment in the chart. In 1995, washing machines were owned by 60% of US families,

then

the percentage continued to increase until it reached its peak in 1999 at 80%.

While

computers saw a similar trend that started at 40% in 1995 and steadily rose to its peak at 70%. The proportion of households that have phones was at 18% in 1995,

then

it began to overtake DVD players and constituted 20% in 1996,

then

it began to surge and exceeded computers that became the second most popular technology with 75% in 1999. DVD started at 25% in 1995 and witnessed a decrease in 1996 to 15%,

then

it consistently rose until 1999 to 40%. The Internet was owned by 10% of US households in 1995,

then

it gradually increased until its peak at 50% in 1999.