The provided line graph illustrates the rate of American residents possessed none to at least three computers between 1997 to 2012. Overall, there was a significant decline in the number of individuals owned no computers during the given 15-year period, while computer ownership rose gradually in other groups.
Most people didn’t have any or owned just one computer during the half of the given period. While nearly 70 percent and 30 percent of individuals had none or one PC, respectively, in 1997, the latter overtook the former by 2003. The number of individuals who owned a computer surged to approximately the half of people, whereas the figures plummeted to less than 40 percent for those without any computers. The trend of one computer’s ownership was roughly continued by 2012, standing at the same level of 50 percent. The rate of people who didn’t possess a computer, however, dropped further, reaching less than 20 percent by the end of the period.
The rate of individuals who owned at least two computers experienced a gradual rise over 15 years. Starting from almost none of people with three or more computers and about 5 percent with two computers in 1997, the number increased steadily to 10 percent and slightly more than 20 percent in 2012.