The provided chart illustrates the evolution in
ownership
of electric appliances and the corresponding reduction in Use synonyms
housework
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hours
in a town from 1920 to 2019.
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Overall
, it is evident that refrigerator and Linking Words
vacuum
cleaner Use synonyms
ownership
experienced substantial growth over the decadesUse synonyms
,
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while
washing machine Linking Words
ownership
showed modest increases. Concurrently, there was a notable decline in the Use synonyms
hours
devoted to Use synonyms
housework
.
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Initially
, in 1920, washing machines were the most prevalent appliances, owned by 40% of households, followed by Linking Words
vacuum
cleaners at 30%, and refrigerators at a mere 2%. By 1940, there was a significant rise: Use synonyms
vacuum
cleaner Use synonyms
ownership
notably increased to 50%, refrigerators surged to 53%, and washing machines Use synonyms
also
saw a slight uptick to 60%. Moving into 1980, washing machine Linking Words
ownership
slightly decreased to 60%, down from its peak of 70% in the 1970s. Refrigerator Use synonyms
ownership
reached saturation at 100%, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
vacuum
cleaner Use synonyms
ownership
approached 90%.
Regarding Use synonyms
housework
Use synonyms
hours
, in 1920, an average of 50 Use synonyms
hours
per week was spent on Use synonyms
housework
. Use synonyms
This
figure decreased to 30 Linking Words
hours
by 1940 and continued to decline steadily over the decades, reaching a minimal 10 Use synonyms
hours
per week by 2019.Use synonyms
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