The chart shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011

The chart shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011
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The bar chart illustrates the proportion of houses that were rented and owned in England and Wales in 9 different years between 1918 to 2011. Whilst the dominance belonged to the rented accommodation in 1918, it lost it until 2011 and owned accomodations took its place.
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, in 1971 both owned and rented houses’ proportions are equal to each other. Households in rented accommodation were nearly 75% ,
that is
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the highest percentage
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, in 1918, after that it started decreasing. It decreased steadily to nearly 30% until 2001 and showed a little increase to nearly 35% until 2011. Households in owned accommodation was nearly 25%, which is the lowest proportion
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, in 1918, after that it started increasing. It increased steadily until 2001 and became nearly 70%. After ,that it showed a little decrease to nearly 65%.
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Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 6 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • ownership
  • tenancy
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • proportion
  • residence
  • dwelling
  • shift
  • transition
  • migration
  • fluctuate
  • stabilize
  • rise
  • fall
  • increase
  • decrease
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