The bar chart gives information about the features of families owning private cars in one nation in Europe in the 30-year period from 1971 to 2001.
Generally speaking, while the rate at which households having one and more than two cars witnessed an upward trend, the quality of families who do not possess any cars decreased in the surveyed period.
To begin with, the rate of people having one car slightly fluctuated. In 1971, there was 25% of people owning one car, then in the next 10 years, this feature temporarily went up to 45%. But this percentage saw a downward trend in 1991, at about 38%, and notably rose again by more than 10% in the final year. The rate of people possessing more than two cars saw a similar trend. It composed 25% in the first year and grew in 1981, then dipped in 1991 and increased again in 2001 (at 35%, 23% and 35% respectively).
On the other hand, the percentage of “no car” families dramatically fell throughout the period of 30 years. It peaked at almost 50% in the first year before dipping to 25% in 2001. In 1981, there was 40% of people who did not have cars, and this feature slightly went down by 5% in the next 10 years (at 35%).