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The line chart illustrates the proportion of families associated with various technological devices in America over the 4-year period, commencing in 1995. Overall, all equipment usage increased notably but to different extent, with the figure for washing machine remained the highest. In 1995, washing machine was the most popular device with exactly 60% of households possessed, followed by that of computer, at 40%. Then, both categories witnessed steady rise throughout the period, with the figures of 80% and 70% respectively. Regarding the remaining equipment, in 1995, both phone and Internet utilizations bottomed, after which they increased significantly to around 45% and 30% respectively. From this point, it rocked to 75% and 50%, and computer especially surpassed phone to become the second most common technological device. DVD player, in stark contrast, dropped dramatically from 25% to 15% in 1996, followed by the significant recovery and peaked t 40% by the end of the period.