The graph below shows the percentage of households with different kinds of technology in the UK from 1997 to 2001. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart provides information about how the proportion of families using various types of

technology

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in the UK transformed between 1997 and 2001.

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, there was an increase in the percentage of households with all five kinds of

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in

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country, with telephones witnessing the most dramatic change.

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, the figures for CD players were consistently the highest

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throughout 5 years. 60% of families in the UK used CD players in 1997, followed by a slight rise each year to reach exactly 80%

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of the period examined.

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, the data on computers was at 40% at the beginning, after which it saw a considerable growth to 70% in 2001. A resembling change, but to a greater extent, can be seen in the figure for telephones, which started at 20% and grew continuously to 75% in 2001 to be ranked as the second

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. The Internet was the least attractive

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in the UK in 1997 with 10% of households

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using it

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, but it gradually climbed to 60%

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. Around 25% of families possessed DVD players in 1997, but it dropped to 15% in the next year before rising again to 50% in 2001.