The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The displayed chart illustrates the share of
households
for some owned and rented household accommodations in two countries ( England and Wales) from 1918 to 2011. As an
overall
trend, the proportion of
households
in rented
accommodation
was greater than the
percentage
of
households
in owned
accommodation
during the first half of the timeline. The maximum
percentage
of
households
in owned
accommodation
was in 2011 and the
percentage
of
households
in rented
accommodation
remained the lowest.
However
, the largest
percentage
of
households
for rented
accommodation
was 1918
while
the
percentage
of
households
for owned
accommodation
was the minimum.
Additionally
,
households
in both owned and rented
accommodation
had the same proportion in 1971. In 1918,
households
in owned
accommodation
were approximately 23%. It developed to almost 32% in 1939 and 1953, it was constant.
Then
, it improved significantly from about 32% to 69% between 1939 and 2001.
However
, it slightly dropped to about 64% in 2011. As far as
households
in rented
accommodation
were concerned, 1918 was the boom year with nearly 78% which started to drop
afterward
Change the spelling
afterwards
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. Though it remained constant at around 68% between 1939 and 1953, it continued to go down and reached only 30% in 2001. In the year 2011, it slightly increased to around 36%.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
Vocabulary: Replace the words households, accommodation, percentage with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • predominant
  • accommodation
  • trend
  • shift
  • households
  • homeownership
  • economic and social circumstances
  • interwar period
  • post-World War II
  • government policies
  • urbanization
  • public policy
  • economic prosperity
  • tipping point
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