The graph compares the ownership rate across five different types of gadgets among families in the US from 1995 to 1999.
Overall, all surveyed devices became more prevalent over the period shown, with the proportion of households possessing washing machine consistently made up the majority throughout. In addition, the number of families having phone witnessed a significant growth over four years.
Reagrding the most frequently used technology, washing machine was utilized considerably in 1995, ranked first among five categories, after which the percentage slightly rose to approximately 70% a year later. By 1999, an increase of 10% was seen in the percentage of households possessing this technology, continuously maintaining its leading position throughout the examined period. The proportion of households owning computer started at 40% in the beginning, which was lower than that of washing machine, but it increased at a more consistent rate throughout, ultimately reaching its peak of 70%. Phone, however, experiencing a surge from just under 20% in 1995 to roughly 75% at the end of the surveyed period, surpassing the rate of households using computer to become the second highest technology being used in families.
Concerning the remaining technology applications, DVD player displayed the slowest ownership growth, albeit being the third most common technology in the beginning as around 25% of households possessing those. Despite declining dramatically to roughly 15% in 1996, it sharply increased to 40% at the end, indicating DVD player was the least favoured compared to other technological devices. Furthermore, the number of households using the Internet was quite modest in 1995 (10%), followed by a rise to approximately 20% in the next year before rocketing to 50% at the end of the period, outnumbering those using DVD player.