The chart compares the percentage of electrical
appliances owned, while the second chart represents
the time spent on housework per week in a time period
of 99 years, starting from 1920.
Overall, The aggregate of Appliances such as refrigerator and
vacuum cleaner observed a positive trend followed by a plateu
at the end of the period. The number of hours
spent per week decreased with an increase in years.
To begin with, The ratio of washing machines and vacuums
were at a simlar level, with a marginal difference of
10%. Though, The percentage of people who owned refrigerator
was null in 1920, it overtook the other appliances by the year
1960. Between the years 2000-2019 the ownership
figures of these two machines were equal in numbers.
The changes in washing machine ownership were
not as significant as the others. The ratio was
40% in 1920, it rose to 65% by the end period.
In terms of hours of work per week, in 1920 the hours
spent per week were 50 hours, a steady downfall
was observed until the year 1960, falling to 20 hours
per week. Hereafter, Until the year 2019, the hours
of housework per week decreased by 10 hours, coming to
only 10 hours of work associated per week for households.
The chart compares the percentage of electrical
appliances
owned
, while the second chart represents
the
time spent on housework per
week
in a time period
of 99 years, starting from 1920.
Overall
, The aggregate of Appliances such as refrigerator and
vacuum cleaner observed a
positive
trend followed by a
plateu
at
the
end
of the period. The number of
hours
spent
per
week
decreased with an increase in years.
To
begin
with, The ratio of washing machines and vacuums
were at a
simlar
level, with a marginal difference of
10%.
Though
, The percentage of
people
who
owned
refrigerator
was
null in 1920, it overtook the other appliances by the
year
1960
. Between the years 2000-2019 the
ownership
figures
of these two machines were equal in numbers.
The
changes
in washing machine ownership were
not
as significant as the others. The ratio
was
40% in 1920, it rose to 65% by the
end
period.
In terms of
hours
of work per
week
, in 1920 the hours
spent per
week
were 50
hours
, a steady downfall
was
observed until the
year
1960, falling to 20 hours
per
week
. Hereafter, Until the
year
2019, the hours
of
housework per
week
decreased by 10
hours
, coming to
only
10
hours
of work associated per
week
for households.