The table shows sources of student income over a ten-year period in the United Kingdom. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The table depicts the majority of

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income

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from

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loans, parental contributions, grants,

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and other

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over a ten-year period from 1988/89 to 1998/99 in the United Kingdom. It is noticeable that the percentage of

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from

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, and other

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registered dramatic upward trends,

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that of

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loans, parental contribution and grants witnessed significant downward ones during the survey period. Other

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,

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, was by far the most widespread revenue source for students. From the outset of 1988/89, the proportion of

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from grants was highest, accounting for 38%, which was 6% higher than that of parental contribution, after which the former remained steady in 1992/93, before decreasing sharply to 14% in the final year, whilst the latter witnessed a sudden decline to 16% in 1998/99. Commencing from 1988/89, approximately 6% of

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came from

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, compared to roughly 24% of the figure for other

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in 1988/99.

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, there was a rapid rise to 14% in the level of

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, at which point it dropped slightly to 12% in 1998/99. A decrease trajectory to 21% was seen in the share of other sources, after which it went up to almost 34% in 1998/99. In terms of

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loans,

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was not present in 1988/89, following which the number grew sharply to 24% in 1998/99.