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

The bar chart illustrates the data on ownership and rental of household appliances as a percentage,

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in England and Wales, from 1918 to 2011k.

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, it can be clearly seen that

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the percentage of households rented showed a downward trend,

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, household equipment ownership experienced an upward trend over the given time duration. In 1918, 78% of household items were rented by the citizens in England and Wales.

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figure experienced a gradual decrease up to around 36% after a century. Before a slight increase in 2011, it fell rapidly.

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, between 1939 and 1953, nearly 68% of people used equipment not owned by them.

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take a look at the proportion of appliances owned, which accounted for 22% in the beginning. In the following three

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it made up just above one-third of the percentage of the total. Interestingly, both figures were the same in 1971 at almost 50%.

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, in previous decades, there was a slight decline in the ownership of the equipment needed for homework in 20011.