The two charts illustrate the changes in the ownership of household electrical appliances and the amount of time spent on
housework
per week, separately Use synonyms
during
the data range from 1920 to 2019.
Punctuation problem
, during
Overall
, there was a gradual increase in the number of owners who have appliances… owned appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, and Linking Words
vacuum
cleaners over the years. At the same time, the number of Use synonyms
hours
spent on Use synonyms
housework
went down.
In 1920, only about 30% of households had a washing machine, and almost no one had a refrigerator or Use synonyms
vacuum
cleaner. Use synonyms
However
, by 1960, refrigerator and Linking Words
vacuum
cleaner ownership had increased quickly to around 90%, and the washing machine Use synonyms
also
rose to about 70%. After 1980, all three reached over 90%, and the refrigerator and Linking Words
vacuum
cleaner both hit 100% by 2000. Use synonyms
Finally
, the washing machine line increased more slowly than the other two. It started at 30% in 1920, rose gradually, and reached around 90% in 2019, but did not grow as fast as refrigerators and Linking Words
vacuum
cleaners.
Use synonyms
On the other hand
, time spent on Linking Words
housework
dropped. In 1920, people spent about 50 Use synonyms
hours
per week. Use synonyms
This
number fell to around 20 Linking Words
hours
in 1960 and kept decreasing slowly after that. By 2019, households spent only about 10 Use synonyms
hours
per week on Use synonyms
housework
.Use synonyms