The line graph represents the rate of households in the UK owning five different electronic gadgets between 1997 and 2001. Overall, all the technologies showed the increase all over the period. Despite the growth of various gadgets, CD player and telephone composed the highest measures.
In 1997, DVD player stood roughly at 27%, which was higher than internet with 17% discrepancy. In the next year, despite its difference, the rate of internet lagged behind DVD player with 2% difference, accounted for around 20% and 18% respectively. In 1999, both gadgets made same rate at 20 and this situation was repeated at 30 in 2000. At the end of the timeframe, former gadget surpassed latter one with 10%, composing 50% and 40%.
The percentage of the CD player and computer started the period at 60% and 40% respectively. In 1998, both figures recorded growth, former one composed 70% and the latter one around 45%. The percentage of CD player remained unchanged, whereas computer climbed to 50% in 1999. Considerably, the rate of both computer and CD player stood at around 55 and 75% respectively in 2000. Notably, the rate of CD player surpassed all gadgets in terms of owning by British citizens at 80%, and the latter gadget composed 70%.
On the other hand, the rate of the telephone started the period at 20% and remained unchanged in 1998. In the next year, the figure climbed to 30% and followed to the continuous growth and made up 40% in 2000. At the end of the period, the figure recorded huge increase from 40% to nearly 77%.