The chart below gives information about computer ownership per household in the US from 1997 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided line graph gives key information about the computer ownership in the US during the period from 1997 to 2012.

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, the figures followed different trends over the period shown,

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some categories experienced an upward trend, others declined or remained relatively stable. It is

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evident that there were considerable differences in the figures among the categories. Looking first at the no computer started at approximately 68% in 1997 and

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dropped gradually to nearly 19% in 2012.

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, the 1 computer began at about 28% in 1997 and increased moderately to 50% in 2003. It

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fell slightly before rising again to about 50% in 2012. Turning to two computers, the rate commenced at around 3% in 1997 , grew slowly to 22%

at the end

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of the period. Meanwhile, the percentage for three or more computers stood at 1% and rose slightly to 8% in 2009 before remaining stable until the year 2012.