The chart below shows the percentages of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, make comparisons where relevant.

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owning and renting accommodations between England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. The most significant facts to emerge from the chart are that the percentage of

households

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owned showed an upward trend in almost all periods

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households

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renting experienced a downward trend over the period. Looking at the details, the rate of renting

households

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led

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than three quarters in 1918.

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dropped slowly for 25 years from 69% to 59% in 1961

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households

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owning had the lowest portion in the first period just around 20%. But, from 1939 to 1961 there was significant growth approximately 20%.

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, these figures had the same number about 50% in 1971.

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, from 1981 to 2011 witnessed a steady reduction in rent accommodation at 40%, 32%, 31% and 36% respectively. Meanwhile, owned accommodation reached a high of 69% in 2001 but

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decreased slightly to 65% in 2011.