The line graph compares the percentage of households with different kinds of technology in the U.S. over 4 years.
It is clear that the washing machine was by far the most common household appliance over the period shown. The DVD player remained the least common in households for two years.
In 1995, the washing machine was the main household technology in the U.S., occupying 60 percent. Computers occupied nearly 40%. DVD players occupied nearly 25%. Just one year later, phones and the internet overtook DVD players as the third most common household technologies in the U.S.
Between 1995 and 1999, washing machines and computers kept rising at a smooth speed. Phones rose dramatically to a peak of nearly 80% in 1999, and overtook computers. DVD players fell dramatically to a peak in 1996, and kept rising after 1996. Phones remained stable from 1995 to 1996 and from 1998 to 1999, but rose dramatically from 1996 to 1998.
