The line graphs illustrate the proportions of households that owned three electrical appliances and the number of
hours
spent on housework per Use synonyms
week
between 1920 and 2019. Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
ownership
of electrical appliances increased over the period. Use synonyms
By contrast
, the number of Linking Words
hours
spent doing housework per Use synonyms
week
decreased considerably.
In 1920, no households owned a refrigerator. Use synonyms
However
, refrigerator Linking Words
ownership
jumped significantly to around 50% in 1940. It gradually increased until reach its highest point by 100% in 1980 and Use synonyms
remaining
stable at Wrong verb form
remained
this
level until 2019. Linking Words
Similarly
, vacuum-cleaner Linking Words
ownership
rose steadily, reaching 100% by 2000 and stable Use synonyms
thereafter
, as did the refrigerator Linking Words
ownership
. Use synonyms
In contrast
, washing-machine Linking Words
ownership
grew from 40% to 70% by the end of the period, despite a slight decline from 70% to approximately 65% between 1960 and 1980.
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On the other hand
, households spent approximately 50 Linking Words
hours
per Use synonyms
week
on washing clothes, preparing meals, and cleaning in 1920. Use synonyms
This
figure dropped to 20 Linking Words
hours
per Use synonyms
week
in 1960 before declining more gradually every year and reaching a low of 10 Use synonyms
hours
in 2019.Use synonyms