The line graph depicts the proportion of households with various types of technology in the Uk over a 5-year period, starting from 1997.
Overall, there was an increase in the percentage of households with all five types of technology in this country, with telephone witnessing the most dramatic growth. It is also evident that the figure for CD players consistently dominated the chart throughout 5 years.
Regarding the two leading categories, the CD player remained the most popular means of technology with its initial standing at 60% before seeing a gradual increase to peak at 80% in 2001, making it the highest figure in the chart examined, despite remaining stable from 1998 to 1999. 40% of the family in the UK used computer in 1997, followed by a slight increase to reach a high of 70% in 2001.
In terms of the remaining types of technology, the most significant increase in the percentage of households was recorded in telephone, where its protion rose by approximately 55% to around 75% in 2001, althout its starting point remained the second lowest. The figure for Internet almost mirrrored telephone’s trend, albeit a lesser extent, showing a drastic growth from only 10% in 1997 to 60% in 2001. Around 25% of families possessed DVD players in 1997, but it dropped to 15% in the next year before rebouding to 50% in the final year.