The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in English 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 accommodation in English 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 provides key information about families who
live
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in rented and owned
houses
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in two regions, England and Wales, from 1918 to 2011. The units are measured in percentages.
Overall
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, it is clear from the graph that from 1918 until 1961, households in owned accommodation had the highest proportion,
whereas
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households in rented homes saw a significant increase from 1981 to 2011.
Additionally
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, in 1971, the percentages of rented and owned
houses
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were equal. In 1918, the proportion of owned homes was the highest, at almost 80%,
while
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rented
houses
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accounted for around 22%. By 1939, the percentage of owned accommodation had decreased to approximately 66%, with a similar trend observed in 1953.
According to
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the data, as the percentage of rented
houses
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increased, the proportion of owned homes decreased, and vice versa.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words houses with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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