The bar chart compares the proportions of British homes that used eight distinct types of devices for two separate years: 2001 and 2008.
Overall, most technological items used in households witnessed an upward trend over the period, except for telephones, which decreased. However, the telephone remained the most commonly used device throughout the surveyed years.
Regarding the group of commonly owned items, the telephone was used in approximately 95% of households in 2001, which then decreased slightly to exactly 90%. In contrast, the figure for microwave ovens rose moderately from 80% to 90% in the same period. Similarly, but to a greater extent, CD players grew from 70% to 90% between 2001 and 2008. Moreover, the rate of mobile phone ownership among residents started at roughly 25% in the first surveyed year before surging by 55% by 2008, ranking second among all devices by the end of the period.
Concerning the remaining categories, home computer ownership climbed from about 35% to approximately 65%. In a similar trend, though less markedly, the figure for clothes dryers rose slightly by one-tenth. Internet access was at 10% in 2001, which rocketed to precisely 60% in the final year. Although the percentage of dishwasher ownership saw a doubling, its figures were consistently the lowest in 2008 at exactly 40%.