The chart below shows the percentage changes in car ownership among households in a European country from 1971 to 2001.

The bar chart illustrates the percentages of households owning no car, 1one car, or two carsone car or two cars in a European country from 1971 to 2001. Overall, the 2proportion of carless households decreasedpercentage of households owning no car decreased considerably during the three decades, whereas the 3figures for single- and multi-car householdsproportions of households owning one or two cars showed an overall increase despite some fluctuations. In addition, the largest category changed from households with no car to those with one car during the period. In 1971, the 4proportion of households with no car peaked,percentage of households owning no car was at its highest level, at approximately 48%. It then fell to around 41% in 1981 and 5exactly 30% in 1991, remaining at this level in 2001.nearly 30% in 1991, before remaining stable in 2001. Households with no car formed the largest group in both 1971 and 1981. However, one-car households became the largest category in 1991 and remained so in 2001. 6The percentage of households owning one car decreased slightly from around 35% in 1971 to about 32% in 1981. After that, the figure climbed sharply to a peak of approximately 48% in 1991 before falling to about 43% in 2001. 7Meanwhile, two-car ownership rose to roughly 28% in 1981, dipped to around 21% in 1991, and finished at 30% in 2001,Meanwhile, the proportion of households owning two cars fluctuated but increased overall, 8almost doubling from about 16% in 1971 to 30% in 2001.from about 16% in 1971 to approximately 30% in 2001.