The chart below shows the number of cat and dog owners in the UK between 1980 and 2015

The line graph gives information about how many

cat

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and

dog

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owners

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in the UK from 1980 to 2015. It is clear from the graph that

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the proportion

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of

owners

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who have cats and dogs increased

at the end

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of the period.

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, the number of

cat

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holders experienced a steady increase throughout the period,

in contrast

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,

dog

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ownership grew rapidly but

then

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declined after 2000. Turning to the details, the figure for

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holders fluctuated between 1980 and 1990. But there was a dramatic growth

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dog

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of dog

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owners

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to 45

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in 2000, followed by a gradual decrease to 39

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in 2015.

Cat

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ownership remained almost stable between 7 and 8

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from 1980 to a decade later. After 1990, the number of

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owners

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increased significantly from 7

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, tripling to 21

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by 1995.

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of the period, the number of

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owners

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exceeded that of

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owners

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, reaching 47

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.