The chart below shows the percentage 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 and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
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The bar chart illustrates the proportion of
homes
that were either bought or rented in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. Units are measured in percentages.
Overall
, an increased majority was renting in the beginning before experiencing a downward trend while
there was an upward trend in people
buying houses. Despite this
, there was one period where the percentage of people
that were renting and buying was the same.
In 1918, there was a significant percentage of people
renting homes
which was well over 75% or three-quarters of households. In
contrast
the percentage of home ownership was significantly smaller at about 22%. Noticeably, the number of Add a comma
contrast,
people
paying rent declined dramatically to 40% in 1981 compared to 60% of individuals owning their homes
.
On the other hand
, more people
were owning their homes
throughout the period. Initially
, this
number stood at around 22% in 1918, before increasing to more than one-third in 1953 and eventually increasing to nearly 70% in 2001. Moreover
, in 1971,a similar number of households were renting and owning homes
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Vocabulary: Replace the words homes, people with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
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