The graph below gives information about car ownership in Britain from 1971 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates the percentages of

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in Britain with different levels of auto ownership between 1971 and 2007.

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, the share of

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with no

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declined significantly over time,

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the figures for two cars increased steadily.

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with one

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remained stable and the most common category throughout most of the period,

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three-or-more-

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ownership stayed relatively low. In 1971, almost half of British

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had no

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, at around 48%.

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fell gradually over the following decades, dropping to about 40% in the early 1980s and continuing to decline to roughly 30% by the mid-1990s. By 2007, the percentage of

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without a

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had decreased to around 25%.

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, the share of

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with two cars rose consistently. It started at just under 10% in 1971, increased to around 15% by the mid-1980s, and reached approximately 20% in the early 1990s. After that, it continued to climb more slowly, ending the period at just over 25%, slightly higher than the figure for

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with no

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. The percentage of

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with one

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was relatively stable, fluctuating around 43-45% throughout the whole period. Meanwhile, the proportion of

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with three-or-more cars remained small, rising only slightly from about 1% in 1971 to around 5-6% in 2007.