The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph illustrates the percentage of citizens who owned
cars
in Britain between 1971 and 2007.
The proportion of people who had no car, which took the leading position in 1971, sharply dropped from less than 50% to about 24% in the period of 36 years. Use synonyms
However
, the one-car citizens' percentage experienced a slight fluctuation between about 43% and 44%, which almost remained stable, taking the leading position.
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By contrast
, a substantial increase Linking Words
of
the figure for individuals who had two Change preposition
in
cars
can be witnessed, overtaking that of no-car people in around 2004, taking the second with more than 25%. Use synonyms
In addition
, even though the figure for the proportion of citizens who had three or more Linking Words
Use synonyms
cars
ownership went up steadily to around 7%, it still maintained the Change the noun form
car
last
in Linking Words
this
36-year period.
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Overall
, it is easily apparent that the percentage of no-car people declined, Linking Words
whereas
the data Linking Words
of
individuals who had two Change preposition
for
cars
and three or more Use synonyms
cars
showed upward trends.Use synonyms
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