The chart shows that the percentage of British
households
with a range of consumer durables steadily increased between 1972 and 1983. The greatest increase was in telephone ownership, rising from 42% in 1972 to 77% in 1983. Next came central heating ownership, rising from 37% of Use synonyms
households
in 1972 to 64% in 1983. The percentage of Use synonyms
households
with a refrigerator rose Use synonyms
21
% over the same period and of those with a washing machine by 14%. Change preposition
by 21
Households
with Use synonyms
vacuum-cleaners
, televisions and dishwashers increased by 8%, 5% and 2% respectively, In 1983, the year of their introduction, 18% of Correct your spelling
vacuum cleaners
households
had a video recorder.
The significant social changes reflected in the statistics are that over the period the proportion of British houses with central heating rose from one to Use synonyms
two thirds
, and of those with a phone from under a half to over three-quarters. Add a hyphen
two-thirds
Together with
the big increases in the ownership of washing, machines and Linking Words
refriger-ators
, they are evidence of both rising living standards and the trend to lifestyles based on comfort and convenience.Correct your spelling
refrigerators
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