that/the figure for renters that year/the same year

[I'm a Chubby Baby]

Hello, everyone. I want to say:
Only around a quarter of households were in owned accommodation in 1981; this figure was far smaller than the figure for households in rented accommodation in 1981.

But, obviously this is very repetitive. So, I came up with this shorter version:
Only around a quarter of households were in owned accommodation in 1981; this figure was far smaller than that/the figure for renters that year/the same year.

Please help me choose the better words.

Many thanks!

 

[teechar]

You can also change the second "households" in the original sentence to "those".

 

[I'm a Chubby Baby]

You guys don't think 'in 1981' is repetitive. Would it be better if I change the second 'in 1981' to 'that year'?

Only around a quarter of households were in owner-occupied accommodation in 1981; this figure was far smaller than the figure for those in rented accommodation [STRIKE]in 1981/[/STRIKE] that year.

 

[teechar]

Yes, take it out.

 

[I'm a Chubby Baby]

Hello, everyone. I was wondering why it isn't good to just use 'that'?
Only around a quarter of households were in owner-occupied accommodation in 1981; this figure was far smaller than the figure/that for those in rented accommodation that year.

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. Just use that. I'm guessing that by accommodations you mean houses.

Did you write those sentences?

 

[I'm a Chubby Baby]

Yes, I wrote them. I use 'accommodation' because the chart in the attachment uses it.
If I use 'that', there will be two 'that' in my sentence. I also repeated the word accommodation. Is this good?
Are both 'were' and 'was' correct?
Only around a quarter of households were/was in owner-occupied accommodation in 1981; this figure was far smaller than that for those in rented accommodation that year.

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, I wrote them. I use 'accommodation' because the chart in the attachment uses it.
If I use 'that', there will be two 'that' in my sentence. I also repeated the word accommodation. Is this good?
Are both 'were' and 'was' correct?
Only around a quarter of households were/was in owner-occupied accommodation in 1981; this figure was far smaller than that for those in rented accommodation that year.

"Around a quarter of households" is plural. Use "were".

The author used "accommodation" because it includes all kinds of living spaces. "Houses" would exclude all those people who live in condominium apartments or mobile homes.