The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph illustrates how many
families
owned one
car
, no car
, two cars
, and three or more cars
over a 36-year period from 1971 to 2007.
It is evident that the percentage of households
using two cars
and three or more cars
showed an upward trend, whereas
a reverse pattern could be observed in the figure for households
with one
car
. One
car
, additionally
, remained stable during the surveyed period.
In 1971, the proportion of families
having two cars
accounted for around 8%, which was in the region of 7% higher than that of households
with three or more cars
. After that, both experienced a sharp increase to reach the highest point of nearly 6% and 27% respectively in 2009.
From 1971 onwards, approximately 50% of households
used No car
, hitting the highest point in the year 1971, compared to roughly 44% of the figure for families
with one
car
. 36 years later, there was a stable fluctuation in the data of households
utilizing one
car
, talking up around 45%, a significant decline to almost 25% was seen in the proportion of families
owning no car
by the end of the periodSubmitted by [email protected] on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words families, one, car, cars, households with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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