Earnings of husbands and wives in dual-earner families. From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: Winkler, Anne E. | COPYRIGHT 1998 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The number of dual-earner married couples increased from 39% of all married couples to 61% from 1970 to 1993. This earnings shift, combined with a real earnings drop for men since the 1980s, has impacted the way that decisions within the family are made. Some evidence points to women taking over the role as primary earner. As defined by wages, the economic status of husbands and wives in families is compared.

As married women have become increasingly likely to work in recent decades,...

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