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.
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The bar chart illustrates number of house owners and tenants in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.
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, the rate of owners showed an upward trend and increased significantly during 90 years.
On the contrary
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, the proportion of tenants followed the opposite direction and dramatically dropped over the same time period. The share of households possessing a house was just above 20
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in 1918.
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number experienced a steady rise for next the 80 years and peaked at just over 70
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in 2001.Following that it slightly fell to just below 70
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by 2011. In 1971, both landlords and renters had an equal share of 50
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.
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, in 1918, the percentage of tenants was less than 80. In an 80-year period, it gradually and significantly decreased and reached 30
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in 2001. Over the next 10 years, it showed an upward trend and a slight rise where reaching around 40
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in 2011.
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Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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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