The charts illustrate changes in household
ownership
of electrical appliances and the time spent on housework per week in a country from 1920 to 2019. The first chart tracks the adoption of washing machines, Use synonyms
refrigerators
, and Use synonyms
vacuum
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cleaners
, Use synonyms
while
the second chart shows the decline in household chores.
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Overall
, Linking Words
ownership
of all three appliances increased significantly, with Use synonyms
refrigerators
and Use synonyms
vacuum
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cleaners
reaching nearly 100%. Meanwhile, the number of hours spent on housework dropped consistently, indicating a strong correlation between appliance adoption and reduced domestic labour.
In 1920, only 30% of households had Use synonyms
vacuum
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cleaners
, Use synonyms
while
washing machines were slightly more common at 40%. Linking Words
Refrigerators
were almost nonexistent.
By 1980, Use synonyms
refrigerators
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became
nearly universal, followed by Wrong verb form
had become
vacuum
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cleaners
in 2000. Washing machine Use synonyms
ownership
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also
grew but at a slower pace. Housework hours declined from 50 per week in 1920 to just 10 in 2019. The sharpest drop occurred between 1920 and 1960, coinciding with increased appliance Linking Words
ownership
. After 1980, the decline slowed as appliance adoption neared saturation.Use synonyms
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