The chart illustrates the proportion of households with five different types of technology, namely CD player, telephone, computer, internet, and DVD player in the UK between 1997 and 2001.
Overall, all five categories experienced overall increases, despite an DVD player’s decrease. In addition, CD player remained the leading sector throughout the period, while DVD player was the least popular category by the end of the given period.
Looking first at CD player and computer, the former stood initially at 60% in 1997; then the figure rose slightly to 70%, before remaining stable until 1999. After that, it increased gradually to 80% in 2001, remaining the most common category over the period. Similarly, the latter showed a similar pattern. It was the second-most popular technology at the beginning of the period; then the data saw a moderate rise from 40% to roughly 55% in 2000, before rising sharply to 70% in 2001.
Regarding the remaining kinds of technology, telephone stood at 20% in 1997; it remained unchanged by 1998. After that, the figure for telephone increased dramatically to approximately 76%, surpassing computer and becoming the second-most widespread technology in 2001. Additionally, the internet showed a similar trend; it was 10% in 1997, which was followed by a modest climb to 20% in 1999, then the figure went up noticeably to 60% at the end of the given period. In contrast, DVD player was about 26% in 1997; then it fell to around 15% in 1998, before recovering and rising remarkably to 50%, becoming the least commonly used technology at the end of the period.