The table presents proportions of households using seven distinct categories of electronic goods in New Zealand in 2002 and 2020.
Overall, washing machines were the most commonly used electronic device, whereas digital cameras were the least used. In contrast, the figure for cellphones quadrupled from 2002 to 2020.
In detail, the percentage of households with a washing machine was 97% in 2002 and 98% in 2020, while the percentage of households with a colour TV showed a slight increase of 4%, from 95% in 2002 to 99% in 2020. Concerning the use of computers, the figure dramatically increased from 50% in 2002 to 78% in 2020.
Furthermore, the use of cellphones went from 20% to a peak of 80% in 2020. Moreover, the percentage of households with a dishwasher rose by 10% from 2002 to 2020. Additionally, the trend of using digital cameras grew significantly from 2% in 2002 to 40% in 2020
