The graph gives information about student accommodation from the 1960s to the 2000s. It shows the percentage of students who stayed in the different types of student accommodation during this time period.
In the 1960s, most students lived in a shared house or flat with other students or were paying guests with a host family. 35 percent of students lived in each of these places. A smaller percentage either lived in a student hall of residence or stayed at home with their family. By the 2000s, however, these figures had seen significant changes. The number of students living in shared accommodation had risen by twice as much, to 70 percent, while those living with a host family had fallen to just 5 percent. Figures for students living in a hall of residence and with their own family had also seen changes, but these were less marked.
A more detailed look at the graph reveals that overall changes were not always steady. While the number of students living in shared accommodation rose each decade, the change was most noticeable in the 1980s, when the figure rose sharply from 40 precent to percent. This significantly widened the gap between the other types of accommodation. The number of students staying with their own family declined steadily, then stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, before rising again in the 2000s. Meanwhile, the number of students staying in halls of residence fluctuated, with student numbers rising and falling twice during this time period.
Clearly there were changes in the types of accommodation that students opted for between the 1960s and the 2000s, but the large increase in the number of students living in shared accommodation with other students has been particularly noticeable.
The graph gives information about
student
accommodation
from the 1960s to the 2000s. It
shows
the percentage of
students
who stayed in the
different
types of
student
accommodation
during this time period.
In the 1960s, most
students
lived
in a
shared
house
or flat with other
students
or were paying guests with a host
family
. 35
percent
of
students
lived
in each of these places. A smaller percentage either
lived
in a
student
hall of residence or stayed at home with their
family
. By the 2000s,
however
, these figures had
seen
significant
changes
. The
number
of
students
living
in
shared
accommodation
had risen by twice as much, to 70
percent
, while those
living
with a host
family
had fallen to
just
5
percent
. Figures for
students
living
in a hall of residence and with their
own
family
had
also
seen
changes
,
but
these were less marked.
A more detailed look at the graph reveals that
overall
changes
were not always steady. While the
number
of
students
living
in
shared
accommodation
rose each decade, the
change
was most noticeable in the 1980s, when the figure rose
sharply
from 40
precent
to
percent
. This
significantly
widened the gap between the other types of
accommodation
. The
number
of
students
staying with their
own
family
declined
steadily
, then stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s,
before
rising again in the 2000s. Meanwhile, the
number
of
students
staying in halls of residence fluctuated, with
student
numbers
rising and falling twice during this time period.
Clearly
there were
changes
in the types of
accommodation
that
students
opted for between the 1960s and the 2000s,
but
the large increase in the
number
of
students
living
in
shared
accommodation
with other
students
has been
particularly
noticeable.
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