The chart below compare the number of people per household* in the UK in 1981 and 2001.
The chart illustrates the percentage of
households
with different numbers of people
in the UK in 1981 and 2001.
Overall
, it can be seen a growth in the number of households
with one or two people
, nevertheless
in 2001 there still existed big households
including 5 and 6 people
despite their falling.
The households
with just one person rose from 17% to 26% which was the highest change in total proportion, in contrast
, the biggest change in number was for the biggest households
with 6 people
, it decreased three times in 2001 from 6% in 1981. The other big households
including 5 people
in 200 was 6% which is 2% less compared with the same number in 1981.
The households
with two, three and four people
changed their proportion by 3%, but while
the figure for those with two persons increased in 2001, the figures for those with three and four persons declined.Submitted by yarinka13 on
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