The line graph illustrates the proportion of families possessing four different electronic items over the 20-year period from 1995 to 2015.
Overall, all devices became more prevalent over the period shown. Additionally, MP3 player showed the most insignificant increase in popularity compared to other gadgets.
Mobile phone, computer, tablet exhibited a considerable increase in ownership rates. Nearly one tenth of families possessed cell phone in 1996, after which this percentage surged dramatically to 70%, prior to a more constant rise to the peak of around 95% in the last year reported. The proportion of households owning computer was relatively comparable with that of mobile phone in the initial year. Following this, computer gained its popularity at a constant extent, reaching the joint-highest with mobile phone in 2015. Notably, tablet was first introduced in around 2002, which underwent significant growth in ownership rate, accounting for roughly 80% in the final year.
MP3 player indicated the slowest climb in owning proportion compared to other devices. Initially, this number stood at approximately 15% in 1995, slightly higher than that of mobile phone and computer. Then, this figure experienced a sharp soar before witnessing a continuously increasing period to over 40% in 2015.
