The charts present the changes in ownership of electrical appliances (washing machines, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners) and the amount of time spent doing housework in households in a country from 1920 to 2019.
Overall
, the Linking Words
percentage
of using electrical appliances is increasing,but the number of Use synonyms
hours
spent doing housework per week is decreasing over the years.
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To begin
with, the Linking Words
percentage
of using the washing machine was about 40% in 1920, and it increased to 70% in 1960. Use synonyms
However
, in the period from 1960 to 1980, the Linking Words
percentage
decreased to less than 60%. After that, it increased to over 60% in 2019. Use synonyms
Additionally
, the Linking Words
percentage
of using refrigerators started in 1920 at 0%, in the next period, it increased to more than 50% in 1940. And it continued to increase until it reached 100% in 1980 . Use synonyms
Moreover
, the Linking Words
percentage
of using vacuum cleaners started with 30% in 1920, and continued increasing until it reached 100% in 2000.
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On the other hand
, the number of Linking Words
hours
of housework like washing clothes, preparing meals and cleaning had decreased. In more detail, in 1920, the number of Use synonyms
hours
per week was 50 Use synonyms
hours
,and it decreased in 1940 to less than 40 Use synonyms
hours
.After that,it decreased to more than 10% and less than 20% in 2019.Use synonyms
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