The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007

The graph shows changes in the number of

cars

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per household in Great Britain over a period of 36 years.

Overall

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,

car

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ownership in Britain increased between 1971 and 2007.

In particular

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, the percentage of

households

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with two

cars

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rose,

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the figure for

households

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without a

car

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fell. In 1971, almost half of all British

households

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did not have regular use of a

car

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. Around 44% of

households

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had one

car

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, but only about 7% had two

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. It was uncommon for families to own three or more

cars

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, with around 2% of

households

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falling into

this

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category. The one-

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household was the most common type from the late 1970s onwards,

although

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there was little change in the figures for

this

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category. The biggest change was seen in the proportion of

households

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without a

car

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, which fell steadily over the 36-year period to around 25% in 2007.

In contrast

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, the proportion of two-

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families rose steadily, reaching about 26% in 2007, and the proportion of

households

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with more than two

cars

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rose by around 5%.