The chart below 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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or rented houses in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

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, except for 2011, which saw a reverse trend, the figure for households in their own

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increased, and

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, that of rented ones decreased. In 1918, the figure for house ownership stood at a minimum

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of about 22%,

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that of rented ones was 78%, which is the highest

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of households in rented

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during the period. From 1918 to 2001, the

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of households in owned

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saw

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moderate growth,

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that of people who lived in rented houses declined. It can be observed that in 1939 and 1953, the percentages of both owned accommodations and rented ones remained constant at 33% and 68%, respectively. In 1971, both groups had the same

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, which was 50%.

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, between 2001 and 2011, ownership experienced a fall of 4%,

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the

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of rented accommodations increased by 4%.