The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line charts provide information about the

percentage

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of households owning a washing machine, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner and the

number

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of

hours

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spent doing household

chores

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per week in one country from 1920 to 2019.

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, the

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of households with a refrigerator and vacuum cleaner was the highest by the end of the period

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the lowest

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was for washing machines. Despite

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, the

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of

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spent on household

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declined dramatically by the end of the year. From 1920 to 1980, the

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of people with a vacuum cleaner increased from 30% to 60% and

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continued to increase until 2000, reaching 100%. A similar trend was

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seen with the ownership of refrigerators. There was a 90% increase in the

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of people having a refrigerator between 1920 and 1960 and

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continued to increase to 100% in 2000.

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, the

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of people who had a washing machine by the end of 2019 was the lowest figure of just about 60%. In 1920, the

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of

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spent on household

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was 50

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and

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figure declined by 30

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in 1960.

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, the

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of

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spent on doing

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remained stable from 1980 to 2019.