The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summa se the info ation selecting and repo ing the main features, and make compa ons e relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of

families

in owned and rented houses in two European countries over a period of 92 years (1918-2011).

Overall

,

it is clear that

there is an upward trend for people having their own houses,

while

families

renting accommodations generally decreased between 1918 and 2011.

In addition

, renting a

house

had become a more popular choice after 1971. In 1918,

families

who had their own

house

accounted for around 77% of the total population in England and Wales, and

then

declined to approximately 68% in 1939 and remained stable over the following 14 years. After that, the figure for

house

-owned

families

consistently dropped and reached its lowest point at just over 30% over the next 83-year period. By 2011, households having houses rose again to 35%. The figure for

families

in rented accommodation grew from roughly 22% in 1918 to just over 30% in 1939 and remained steady between 1939 and 1953. Over the following 48 years, the figure for households who rented accommodation dramatically increased to its peak at just under 70% and

then

fell back to 65% by 2011. In 1971, households in owned or rented accommodation constituted the same proportion (50%) of the total population in England and Wales. After that, the number of

families

who preferred renting a

house

exceeded

house

owners.