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

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and wales between 1918 and 2011.
The bar chart indicates the percentage of people who lived in rented and owned houses in the UK for 93 years.
It is clear that
the number of households who have their own house has increased greatly during these years.
In contrast
, we saw a huge downfall in the number of people who lived in
the renting
Correct word choice
rented
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houses during
this
specific period of time in England and Wales. In 1918, these two countries experienced the biggest difference between the households with rented and owned accommodation with almost 78% and 22% respectively.
However
, as time passed, the margin between these two types of accommodation became narrower until 1971, when their difference became nearly zero. From 1918 to 2011, there was a rising trend for the amount of citizens who lived in their own house and oppositely, we have a falling trend for the number of people who rent a house to live in.
However
, from 2011,
this
bar gives us the hint that we may have again the trends that we had in the past years in the UK.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.

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  • ownership
  • tenancy
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • proportion
  • residence
  • dwelling
  • shift
  • transition
  • migration
  • fluctuate
  • stabilize
  • rise
  • fall
  • increase
  • decrease
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