The bar chart illustrates the proportion of four types of students’ accommodation between the 1960s and 2000s.
Looking from overall perspective, the majority of students chose to live in a shared house or flat with other students. Followed by the percentages of pupils who paid to stay with a host family. A small number of pupils resided in students hall of residence or at home with own family.
In detail, the number of scholars who preferred to be in a shared house or flat with their counterparts was the highest among all the options. Throughout 5 decades, the portion of this type of accommodation increased steadily, reaching a peak of 70% at the end of the period. While shared house or flat percentages followed the upward trend, the opposite was true for the portion of pupils who paid to stay with a host famil. To be more precise, Their beginning numbers were approximately 35%. After that, the figure went down progressively and reached its trough of 5% in the 2000s.
On the otherhand, the percentage of those who lived in dormitories was initially 15%. During the period from the 1970s to 1990s, the number fluctuated between 15 and 20% and ultimately drop to roughly 12% in the 2000s. likewise, the number of students who chose to live at their home was 15% at the beginning but then decreased gradualy to 5% in the 1990s. The portions, however, suddenly jump to 12% at the end of the period.