The table presents essential information about the proportion of households in New Zealand that owned electronic devices over a ten-year period. The figures are given in percentages.
Overall, the chart shows that by 2002, the use of electronic goods generally rose compared to 1998. The only exception was the video recorder, which showed a drop by the end of the period.
Based on the data, washing machines experienced almost no change, increasing by only 1% across the decade. Colour TVs also showed a minor rise, moving from 95% in 1998 to 99% in 2002. Computers and smartphones saw a clear jump by 2002, going from 50% and 20% to 78% and 80% respectively.
Regarding video recorders, it is evident that they were the only items to show a decrease by 2002, falling by around 15%. The dishwasher, in contrast, stayed the same. Meanwhile, digital cameras rose sharply from 2% in 1998 to 40% in 2020.
