The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc. ) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983. v.1

The provided table represents information on the percentage of consumer devices owned by British people from 1972 to 1983. Generally speaking, the most popular electronic item in Britain was television, whereas the less owned household appliances were dishwasher and video which had been introduced to the British families later in 1978 and 1983 respectively. As for the table data, TVs and vacuum cleaners were always popular in English families with their ownership percentages of 93 and 87 respectively in 1972. A similar ownership pattern for refrigerators and washing machines denotes their popularity as well. Other electronic household appliances’ usages in English families increased in the given period and this rising trend was more significant for telephone and central heating devices. Videos were introduced in 1983 and only 18% British families had it then. A similar trend could be observed for the dishwashers – though it appeared in 1978, not more than 5% British family possessed it in 1983.