The chart below shows the changes in the percentage of households with cars in one country between 1971 and 2001.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The bar chart gives information about the changes in the proportion of households with

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in one European country, over a 30-year period from 1971 and 2001.

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, what stands out from the chart is that the

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of people who did not have a car decreased gradually,

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the proportion of individuals who have

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increased steeply. In the case of the

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households

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with no

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was 50% in 1971, after which the figure declined markedly to 30% in 2001. When it comes to the

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of people who had one car, there was a significant growth from about 36% to 50% between 1971 and 2001.

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, it fell slowly to approximately 45% in 2001. In the case of the proportion of households with 2

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was 18% in 1971, which was followed by a noticeable increase to 29% in 1981. Despite declining to 22%, the

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of people who have two

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grew considerably to 30%.