The bar graph illustrates the households rate with cars in a particular European nation during 30 years from 1971 to 2001.
Overall, what is noticeable from the graph is that there was an upward trend in the percentage of households possessing one car and more than 2 cars, while the households rate which did not own any car experienced a decline.
Upon closer examination from the chart, it is revealed that in 1971 European families with no car occupied the highest portion with 50%, more than double for the households with more than 2 cars. Furthermore, nearly 40% households owning a car. Subsequently, the percentage of households with any car experienced a dramatic drop by 20% to 30% at the end of period. In contrast, European families rate that owned one car increased significantly, surpassing the no car households in 1981, then peaked at over 50% in 2001, holding the position as the most preferred trend. Similar change, but a lesser extent, can be seen in the figure for households with over two private cars, which witnessed a modest growth by 10% from over 20% to 30% at the end of the period.