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

The first line

chart

shows the percentage of households with electrical appliances in one country over around a century from 1920 to 2019. The second line

chart

illustrates the number of

hours

of housework per

week

and household in the same period and country.

Overall

, the two charts represent a contrary trend during the period from 1920 to 2019.

Firstly

, in the top

chart

, the usage rate of washing machines, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners increased gradually,

Secondly

, the below

chart

presents a downward trend.

To begin

with,

although

only 5% of households used refrigerators in 1920,

this

percentage surged and made up 100% in 1980. The usage of vacuum cleaners followed, showing a steady increase from 30% to 100% between 1920 and 2000. As for washing machines in 1920, they accounted for the highest proportion (40%) compared with the other appliances;

however

, they fluctuated between 1940 and 2000 and ultimately comprised approximately 65% in 2019. Looking at the below

chart

in detail, in 1920, there constituted the highest rate (50

hours

per

week

) in the

chart

.

Nevertheless

, the proportion plummeted to 20

hours

per

week

in 1960 and represented a steady decrease until 2019 (roughly 10

hours

per

week

).