The bar chart details information about the proportion of households with various items—a telephone, microwave, CD player, mobile phone, home computer, clothes dryer, internet, and dishwasher—between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, households with telephones, microwaves, and CD players accounted for the largest share of households, with the households owning telephones seeing a slight drop. While households with mobile phones, home computers, and the internet witness identical pronounced upward changes, those with cloth dryers and dishwashers exhibit different figures, with the share of both increasing throughout the years.
Focusing on the specifics of the first year of the household with different items. Out of all households, those who owned telephones, microwaves, and CD players comprised the notable figures, with the respective figures constituting 90%, 80%, and 70% in the first year (2001). However, in the same year, the proportion of households owning mobile phones, home computers, internet, and dishwashers stood at the lowest end of the total. Additionally, the share of families with clothes dryers was notable, accounting for 60% of the total.
Moving to the remaining data in the last year (2008). Leading households with possession of owned telephones, microwaves, and CD players, in particular, maintained the dominance, with only the families owned telephones reporting a slight drop. By contrast, the proportion of households owning mobile phones, home computers, the internet, and dishwashers continued to rise, occupying the larger share of total households with other items. The percentage of households possessing mobile phones, home computers, the internet, and dishwashers surged to 80%, while in two subsequent countries, it surpassed 60% of the total.