The charts gives information about the rate of electrical using for different purposes and how much time spent by the owner of houses in the year 1920 to 2019 in a country.

The charts describe the percentage of households which use three different
household
appliances (washing machine, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner) and the combined time spent
for
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doing
household
chores per
household
from 19200 to 2019 in a country.
Overall
, the amount of homes utilizing all electrical devices has increased in different ways through the period, with refrigerators significantly increasing its proportion.
In addition
, the number of hours used to do
household
tasks had decreased steadily by 1960 and levelled off until 2000, when it slightly dropped again. In terms of the usage of electrical machines by each
families
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, in 1920, the proportion of households using refrigerator was approximately 8%, which surged by roughly 80% by the next four decades to reach 90% in 1960. After that, it showed a milder increase to hit 100% by 1980
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and remained at the same number until 2019. As for time hours spent for
household
jobs, 50 hours were spent per week in 1920
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and
then
declined by 15% for
the
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every 20 years until 1960 when it fell to 20%. From 1960 to 1980, the figure marginally declined to around 18% and stayed for the next 20 years, it decreased to hit the lowest of 10%
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2019.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words household with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Electricity consumption
  • Household activities
  • Technological advancements
  • Energy efficiency
  • Appliance usage
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Societal shifts
  • Economic factors
  • Historical data
  • Energy consumption patterns
  • Residential design
  • Electrical equipment
  • Time spent
  • Adoption
  • Correlation
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