Table 24. Contribution of wives' earnings to
family income, 1970–2009
Contribution to
family income
(median percent)
Year
1970………………….……………..
1971…………………….…………..
1972…………...……………………..
1973……………….…………………..
1974……………….………………..
1975…………….…………………..
1976………………….……………..
1977………………….……………..
1978……...………………………..
1979……………...………………..
26.6
27.5
26.7
26.0
25.4
26.3
26.4
26.1
26.1
26.0
1980………….……………………..
1981……...…………………………
1982……………...………………..
1983……………….………………..
1984………………….……………..
1985……………….………………..
1986………………...……………..
1987……………………...………..
1988……………………...………..
1989……………………….………..
26.7
27.3
28.4
28.8
28.4
28.3
29.0
29.5
29.6
29.9
1990………………….……………..
1991………………….……………..
1992…………………….…………..
1993………….……………………..
1994…………….…………………..
1995……………….………………..
1996……………………….………..
1997…………………….…………..
1998……………….………………..
1999……………………….………..
30.7
31.3
32.4
32.2
31.9
31.9
32.6
32.7
32.8
32.8
2000……………………….………..
33.5
2001……………………….………..
34.4
2002……………………….………..
34.8
2003……………………….………..
35.2
2004………………………………………………
34.9
2005……………………………………………………….
35.1
2006……………………………………………………….
35.6
2007……………………………………………………….
36.0
2008……………………………………………………….
36.0
2009……………………………………………………….
37.1
NOTE: Data reflect the
experience of the entire year.
earnings
and
work
SOURCE:
Annual
Social
and
Economic
Supplements, 1971–2010, Current Population Survey,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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