The pie chart compares the distribution of the money in households in one country in 1950 and 2010.
Overall, the amount of money allocated for housing decreased sharply, whereas eductaion saw only marginal decline. While health care exhibited the smallest increase throughout the period, all other categories, including transportation and food, experienced significant rises in their figures.
To begin with, in 1950, nearly three-fourths of the total budget was alloted for housing, while food accounted for 11.2%, being second most demanding category. While transportation made up 3.3% of the total amount, education received double of the transportation’s figure. Meanwhile, health care was provided with 2.4% of the total money, and all the other categories accounted for 4.4%.
In comparioson, in 2010, housing expenses dropped from 72.1% to 22%, while education lost only 0.3 percentage points, remaining at 6.3% by the end of the given period. At the same time, transportation and food jumped to 14% and 34%, respectively. By nearly doubling its figure, health care accounted for 4.5% of the total amount by 2010. All the other categories made up 19.2% by 2010, compared to only 4.4% in 1950, showing that basic living needs are now less important than in the past.