The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007.

The chart indicates data about the

number

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of

cars

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owned by households in Great Britain over a span of 36 years, from 1971 to 2007.

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, the

number

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of

people

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who owned more than one car increased throughout

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period of time.

In contrast

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, the

number

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of

people

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with no possession of

cars

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decreased. In 1971 approximately 1% of

people

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had a regular use of three or more

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, but

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amount rose gradually to just above 7% in 2007.

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, in 1971 nearly 8% of individuals had two

cars

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and

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number

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surged dramatically to 28% in 2007. It can be seen from

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graph that almost half of households used no

cars

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regularly in 1971.

However

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, the

number

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of

people

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in possession of no

cars

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declined significantly to exactly one-fourth in 2007.

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, the

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of one-car users stayed almost constant and fluctuated during

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period at just under 45%.