Band 7+: The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The charts represent the variations in ownership of electrical machines and the amount of time spent doing chores in households in one nation from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, the percentage of families that owned refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and washing machines skyrocketed dramatically, with the first two devices reaching maximum. At the same time, number of hours spent on housework per week declined significantly.

Initially, the proportion of households with washing machines made up 40% and was in a leading position, while vacuum cleaners accounted for 30%. in the next 4 decades, the refrigerators section experienced a considerable increase of 90% in contrast to both vacuum cleaners and washing machines which were rising gradually and constituted 70%. Between 1960 and 2000, the washing machine group had a recovery of around 5%, whereas others reached their peak of 100%.

In 1920, the average household spent 50 hours on chores, followed by a sharp fall of approximately 15 hours every 20 years until 1960. From 1960 to 2000, the index dropped to 15 hours and then to just over 10 hours by 2019.