The chart below gives information about computer ownership in the US from 1997 to 2012. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided graph illustrates the computer ownership data over a 15-year period in the United States (US).

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, the number of people having

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is increasing,

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those who have no

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are decreasing over the given periods. Looking at the figure, it is clear to see that the majority of the US citizens merely had 1 computer. In 1997, the percentage of US inhabitants was at around 28%; it

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experienced a sharp upsurge of 22% by 2003 before remaining stable at 50% in the next 9 years, with a dip at 48% in 2006.

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, the ownership of more than 2

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elucidated the same trend but a little more moderate. The trend started from less than 10%, and

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depicted a gradual uptrend, peaking at 22% for 2

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and 9% for 3 or more

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by 2012.

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, the number of people who did not own

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at all exhibited a dramatic downturn of around 45% by 2003 and

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figure remained downward almost a decade later, dipping to 18% in 2012.