The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given bar chart compares the amount of two types of households in England and Wales over a
period
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of approximately one century from 1918 to 2011.
Overall
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it can clearly be seen that over the given
period
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, the trends for each type show a contradicting change, where owned
accommodations
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show an increasing trend
while
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rented
accommodations
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experienced a decrease in their percetages. The number of owned
accommodations
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started at about 21% in 1918 which is the lowest
level
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of its amount in the given
period
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. From
this
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year onwards, the number rose gradually and reached a peak in 2001 at just below 70%. The number
then
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decreased slightly in the following ten years which is the end of the given
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and accounted for about 65% in 2011.
On the contrary
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, rented
accommodations
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started at their highest
level
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at just below 80% in 1918.
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level
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experienced a gradual fall until reached its lowest
level
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in 2001, accounting for 30%. The numbers increased by only about 5% in the following ten years which is the end of the
period
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, accounting for 35% in 2011.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words period, accommodations, level with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just below" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradually" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • predominant
  • accommodation
  • trend
  • shift
  • households
  • homeownership
  • economic and social circumstances
  • interwar period
  • post-World War II
  • government policies
  • urbanization
  • public policy
  • economic prosperity
  • tipping point
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