The line graph shows the percentage of people who own a computer in the US between 1997 and 2012. Overall, while the proportions of individuals who have either one or two or even three or more computers experienced an upward trend, the reverse was true for people without a computer. Additionally, the figure for people with one computer was the highest at the end of the period.
Focusing on the increases first, the percentage of people who had one computer started at just under 30% in 1997, a figure that then increased significantly over the span of 5 years, reaching 50%, then followed by a slight decrease to about 46% in 2006, after which it rose back to 50% by 2012, making it the highest figure in the end. Meanwhile, there was a steady rise in the proportion of individuals with two computers from roughly 5% to 22% over 15 years. Similarly, a consistent increase was observed in the percentage of people who owned three or more computers, reaching 10% from approximately 1% between 1997 and 2012.
In contrast, the proportion of people who did not have a computer bucked the trend, with a dramatic decline from about 68% to 37% in 2003. This was followed by a minimal drop to around 33% between 2003 and 2006, after which it fell noticeably to approximately 18% by 2012.