The table provided reveals the proportion of the families with certain durable goods in Britain between 1950 and 2030. Overall, all of the ownerships for these items have increased during the period given except telephone, which of that is expected to decline in the future.
To be specific, under than one fifth of the households had a telephone in 1950. The number had almost doubled in 1970 and increased dramatically in the next two decades, reaching 87% in 1990, climbing to 95% in 2010. However, the telephone ownerships are predicted a decrease of 10% to 95% in 2030. Washing machine was widely common in 1950, with virtually half of the families owned one, and the figure of it rise persistently, expecting to reach 98% in 2030.
Ownerships of television experienced a huge jump from 1950 to 1970, with 33% in 1950 and almost triple in 1970, standing 95%. And then the numbers grow gradually, expecting reach to 99% in 2030. As for car ownerships, similar to that of television, the numbers had a surge between 1950 and 1970, following an upward trend afterward. Finally, although computers were not commonly available before 90s, the figures of computer owners climbed to 70% in 2010 from 17% in 1990, which was the greatest increase from all of these items, and it is projected to grow in the future, reaching 88% in 2030.
The table provided reveals the proportion of the families with certain durable
goods
in Britain between 1950 and 2030.
Overall
,
all of the
ownerships
for these items have increased during the period
given
except telephone, which of
that is
expected
to decline in the future.
To be specific,
under
than one fifth of the households had a telephone in 1950. The number had almost doubled in 1970 and increased
dramatically
in the
next
two decades, reaching 87% in 1990, climbing to 95% in 2010.
However
, the telephone
ownerships
are predicted
a decrease of 10% to 95% in 2030. Washing machine was
widely
common in 1950, with
virtually
half of the families
owned
one, and the figure of it rise
persistently
, expecting to reach 98% in 2030.
Ownerships
of television experienced a huge jump from 1950 to 1970, with 33% in 1950 and almost triple in 1970, standing 95%. And then the numbers grow
gradually
, expecting reach to 99% in 2030. As for car
ownerships
, similar to that of television, the numbers had a surge between 1950 and 1970, following an upward trend afterward.
Finally
, although computers were not
commonly
available
before
90s, the figures of computer owners climbed to 70% in 2010 from 17% in 1990, which was the greatest increase from all of these items, and it
is projected
to grow in the future, reaching 88% in 2030.