The given bar chart illustrates how many households owned and rented places in England and Wales during the period of 93 years.

The bar chart compares the amount of owned and rented accommodations in England and Wales (measured in percentage) from 1918 to 2011.

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, rented properties have a decreasing tendency,

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owned ones trend increased during the years.

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, both owned and rented places had the same statistics in 1971. First and foremost, in 1918, people possessed only around 23% of homes, followed by 31% in 1939.

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, the same percentage of 31 was in 1953, rising to 40% and 50%, in 1961 and 1972, respectively. In 2001, the number grew to just under 70%, but

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had dropped to about 63% by the end of the period.

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, almost 77% of

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tenants

resided in 1918, representing the highest figure in the chart. In 1939, the number had declined to slightly under 70%, staying the same in 1953.

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, the renting trend had dropped by 1971,

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50%, which was the same figure for those who self-owned lodgings. In 2001, the number lowered to 2001, going up again in 2011, at approximately 36%.