A. Clearly there were changes in the ty pes of accommodation that studen ts opted for between the 1960 s and the 2000s. but the large in crease in the number of students living in shared accommodation with oth er students has been par t icularl y noticeable. B. A more detail ed look at the graph reveals that overall changes were not always steady. C. While the number of students living in shared accommodation r ose each decade , the change was mo st noticeable in the 1980 s, when the figure rose sharply from 4 0 percent to 60 per ce nt. This significant ly widened the gap between the other typ es of accommodation. D. The number of students s tay ing with their own fami ly declined steadily, then stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, before rising again in the 2000 s . M e anwhile, the number of students sta y ing in halls of residence fluctuated, with student numbers rising and falling twice during this time period. E. The graph gives information about student accommodation from the 19 6 0s to the 2000 s . It shows the per centage of studen ts who staged in the different ty pes of student a ccommodation during this time period. F. In the 1960s . most students lived in a shared house or flat with other stud ents or were p aying guests with a host family . 35 percent of students lived in each of these pla c es. A sma ller percentage ei ther lived in a stude nt hall of residence or staged at home with th eir family. G. By the 200 0s , however, th ese figures had seen significant changes . Th e number of students living in shar ed accommodation had risen by twice as much, to 7 0 percent while thou living with a host fami ly had fallen to just 5 percent . Figures for students living in a ha ll of residence and with their own family had also seen changes, but these w ere less mar ke d.