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In a Growing Share of U.S. Marriages, Husbands and Wives Earn About the Same
Wives are gaining economic influence while carrying a heavier burden at home
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- In a Growing Share of U.S. Marriages, Husbands and Wives Earn About the Same
- Wives are gaining economic influence while carrying a heavier burden at home
- Husbands and wives have roughly equal earnings in a growing share of U.S. marriages
- Black wives, college graduates more likely than other wives to be in egalitarian and breadwinner wife marriages
- In egalitarian marriages, wives and husbands tend to earn about $60K each
- Dual-provider marriages tend to have higher household incomes than sole-provider marriages
- In egalitarian marriages, husbands spend more time on paid work and leisure than wives do
- Large gap in hours spent on paid work when husbands are the primary earners
- About half of Americans say they think most men would prefer to earn more money than their wife
- More than half of U.S. adults say society values men’s contributions at work more than what they do at home
- Majority of Americans say children are better off when their mother and father both focus equally on their job and taking care of the children and home
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- Wives who are the primary earner in their marriage spend more time on caregiving and housework, less time on leisure than their husbands do