The table illustrates the percentage of the type of household in a North American country between 1970 and 2003.
Overall, it is clear that there were significant differences in the proportion of household composition from 1970 to 2003. The percentage of houses which have married couples stood out in both years and decreased throughout the period while the remaining figures for Father and kid, mother and kid, other member sharing show upward trends.
A close examination of the graph reveals that the proportion of people who get married topped the list in both years when it accounted for 61% in 1970 and 41% in 2003. In contrast, the 1970 to 2003 period also witnessed a steady increase in the figures for father and kid, mother and kid, other member sharing when each type of household growth was 1%. For non-family households, the rate of people who chose a single room was higher than room sharing in both years.