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The chart below gives information about car ownership in the UK from 1975 to 2005.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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WhyThis is aLine graph — it asks you to report the main trends and changes over time.
SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main trends over the period)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).
Looking at the graph from an overall perspective, it can be seen that most UK residents had only one car.
Also, more and more people possessed 2 or 3 cars over the surveyed period, which resulted in a corresponding drop in the figure for people who owned no car.
In 1975, 43% of the UK population had no car at all, approximately close to that of one-car owner at 45%.
These figures far exceeded those of two-car and three car owners with 7% and 3% respectively. 10 years later, both percentages of one-car owners and people who had no car saw a precipitous decline of 7% and a dramatic 18% in turn.
These figures far exceeded those of two-car and three car owners with 7% and 3% respectively. 10 years later, both percentages of one-car owners and people who had no car saw a precipitous decline of 7% and a dramatic 18% in turn.
These figures far exceeded those of two-car and three car owners with 7% and 3% respectively. 10 years later, both percentages of one-car owners and people who had no car saw a precipitous decline of 7% and a dramatic 18% in turn.
From this point, the former started to recover back to 45% in 2005, whilst the latter continued to drop slightly and reach a low of 22% at the end of the period.
From this point, the former started to recover back to 45% in 2005, whilst the latter continued to drop slightly and reach a low of 22% at the end of the period.
Both figures for owners of two cars and three cars enjoyed steady growth, amounting to 18% and 9% in 2005.
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The line graph details the changes in car ownership in the UK between 1975 and 2005.
Both figures for owners of two cars and three cars enjoyed steady growth, amounting to 18% and 9% in 2005.
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