Table 23. Married-couple families by number and relationship of earners, 1967–2009
(Numbers in thousands)
Married-couple families
Two earners or more
One earner
Year
Total
No
earners
Total
Husband
only
Wife
only
Other
family
member
Total
Husband Wife and Husband
Husband
and other other
and wife
and
family
family
are not
wife
member member earners
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3,380
3,212
3,149
2,996
2,891
2,764
2,730
2,576
2,303
2,373
532
435
148
138
30,829
31,049
31,268
31,302
32,125
32,061
32,406
32,764
32,810
33,360
2,369
2,161
1,940
2,051
2,048
1,878
1,899
1,853
1,726
1,815
479
527
624
614
603
539
522
569
616
519
164
197
199
156
151
127
123
158
141
167
33,892
33,696
33,547
33,220
33,131
33,380
33,880
33,718
33,905
32,280
1,865
1,898
1,845
1,789
1,832
1,818
1,752
1,847
1,739
1,789
566
501
558
548
610
597
639
597
650
739
139
129
121
117
123
121
142
149
158
160
1967……..….43,292
1968……...…43,842
1969……...…44,436
2,943
2,888
3,022
16,490
16,375
16,268
15,429
15,310
15,133
716
730
797
345
335
339
23,859
24,579
25,145
18,888
19,743
20,327
4,639
4,522
4,517
1970…...……44,832
1971…...……45,939
1972……...…46,594
1973…...……47,185
1974…...……47,438
1975…...……47,878
1976……...…48,150
1977…...……48,131
1978…...……48,532
1979…...……49,132
3,252
3,471
3,632
4,027
4,325
4,943
4,962
5,177
5,226
5,559
16,117
16,847
16,787
16,080
15,795
16,217
15,630
15,119
14,456
13,912
14,931
15,502
15,387
14,547
14,122
14,343
13,690
13,153
12,434
11,934
867
1,004
1,003
1,110
1,216
1,394
1,424
1,456
1,509
1,499
320
340
398
423
457
481
516
512
513
480
25,464
25,621
26,175
27,078
27,319
26,717
27,559
27,835
28,850
29,660
20,510
20,641
21,279
22,152
22,451
22,338
23,104
23,474
24,655
25,595
4,622
4,651
4,553
4,535
4,442
3,861
3,829
3,812
3,609
3,476
1980……...…49,316
1981……...…49,669
1982……...…49,947
1983…...……50,134
1984……...…50,395
1985…...……50,978
51,574
1986……...….
1987……...…51,847
1988……...…52,149
1989…...……52,385
5,903
6,213
6,427
6,549
6,630
6,693
6,731
6,741
6,754
6,812
13,900
13,832
14,235
13,692
12,952
12,961
12,565
12,435
11,876
11,748
11,621
11,524
11,575
11,100
10,472
10,406
9,984
9,787
9,463
9,212
1,707
1,680
2,048
1,944
1,852
1,897
1,917
1,946
1,777
1,840
573
628
613
647
628
658
664
702
636
695
29,513
29,624
29,285
29,893
30,814
31,324
32,278
32,671
33,519
33,825
25,557
25,729
25,387
26,119
27,035
27,787
28,811
29,369
30,536
30,879
1990……...…52,241
1991……...…52,549
1992……...…53,254
1993…...……53,248
1994…...……53,929
1995……...…53,621
1996……...…53,654
1997……...…54,362
1998…...……54,829
1999……...…55,352
6,770
7,091
7,256
7,282
7,227
7,278
7,148
7,289
7,257
7,163
11,630
11,523
11,977
11,842
11,774
11,739
11,556
11,728
12,279
12,328
9,107
8,873
9,114
8,745
8,719
8,821
8,671
8,792
9,198
9,093
1,826
1,993
2,145
2,411
2,374
2,253
2,214
2,302
2,419
2,595
698
657
718
687
681
664
671
634
662
640
33,841
33,935
34,021
34,123
34,928
34,604
34,950
35,345
35,293
35,861
2000…...……56,643
7,463
7,666
2001……...…56,798
7,803
2002……...…57,362
8,043
2003……...…57,767
58,045
7,996
2004……………
58,225
8,017
2005……………………..
59,050
8,091
2006……………………..
58,490
7,914
2007……………………..
59,137
8,078
2008……………………..
58,423
8,454
2009……………………..
12,717
12,907
13,487
14,051
14,352
14,292
14,545
14,264
14,606
15,001
9,515
9,621
10,109
10,469
10,821
10,603
10,693
10,392
10,552
10,542
2,601
2,698
2,818
3,026
2,991
3,096
3,261
3,265
3,434
3,838
600
588
560
557
540
593
591
608
620
621
36,463
36,224
36,071
35,673
35,696
35,915
36,414
36,312
36,452
34,968
See note at end of table.
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Table 23. Married-couple families by number and relationship of earners, 1967–2009—Continued
(Percent distribution)
Married-couple families
One earner
Year
Total
No
earners
Total
Husband
only
Wife
only
Two earners or more
Other
family
member
Total
Husband Wife and Husband
Husband and other other
and wife
and wife
family
family
are not
member member earners
--
--
6.9
6.5
6.3
6.0
5.7
5.4
5.3
5.0
4.4
4.5
1.0
.8
0.3
.3
59.0
59.1
58.7
58.8
59.6
59.8
60.4
60.3
59.8
60.3
4.5
4.1
3.6
3.9
3.8
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.1
3.3
.9
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
.9
.3
.4
.4
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
59.8
59.3
58.5
57.5
57.1
57.3
57.4
57.6
57.3
55.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.2
2.9
3.1
1.0
.9
1.0
.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
1967…..…….100.0
1968…...……100.0
1969…...……100.0
6.8
6.6
6.8
38.1
37.4
36.6
35.6
34.9
34.1
1.7
1.7
1.8
0.8
.8
.8
55.1
56.1
56.6
43.6
45.0
45.7
10.7
10.3
10.2
1970…...……100.0
1971…...……100.0
1972…...……100.0
1973……….. 100.0
1974…...……100.0
1975…...……100.0
1976…...……100.0
1977……...…100.0
1978……...…100.0
1979……...…100.0
7.3
7.6
7.8
8.5
9.1
10.3
10.3
10.8
10.8
11.3
35.9
36.7
36.0
34.1
33.3
33.9
32.5
31.4
29.8
28.3
33.3
33.7
33.0
30.8
29.8
30.0
28.4
27.3
25.6
24.3
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
.7
.7
.9
.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
56.8
55.8
56.2
57.4
57.6
55.8
57.2
57.8
59.4
60.4
45.7
44.9
45.7
46.9
47.3
46.7
48.0
48.8
50.8
52.1
10.3
10.1
9.8
9.6
9.4
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.4
7.1
1980……...…100.0
1981……...…100.0
1982……...…100.0
1983……...…100.0
1984……...…100.0
1985……...…100.0
1986……..….100.0
1987……...…100.0
1988……...…100.0
1989……...…100.0
12.0
12.5
12.9
13.1
13.2
13.1
13.1
13.0
13.0
13.0
28.2
27.8
28.5
27.3
25.7
25.4
24.4
24.0
22.8
22.4
23.6
23.2
23.2
22.1
20.8
20.4
19.4
18.9
18.1
17.6
3.5
3.4
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.5
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.3
59.8
59.6
58.6
59.6
61.1
61.4
62.6
63.0
64.3
64.6
51.8
51.8
50.8
52.1
53.6
54.5
55.9
56.6
58.6
58.9
1990…...……100.0
1991…...……100.0
1992…...……100.0
1993…...……100.0
1994……...…100.0
1995……...…100.0
1996……...…100.0
1997……...…100.0
1998……...…100.0
1999……...…100.0
13.0
13.5
13.6
13.7
13.4
13.6
13.3
13.4
13.2
12.9
22.3
21.9
22.5
22.2
21.8
21.9
21.5
21.6
22.4
22.3
17.4
16.9
17.1
16.4
16.2
16.5
16.2
16.2
16.8
16.4
3.5
3.8
4.0
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.7
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
64.8
64.6
63.9
64.1
64.8
64.5
65.1
65.0
64.4
64.8
13.2
2000…...……100.0
13.5
2001……...…100.0
13.6
2002…...……100.0
13.9
2003……...…100.0
100.0
13.8
2004…………………
100.0
13.8
2005…………………
100.0
13.7
2006…………………
100.0
13.5
2007……………………..
100.0
13.7
2008……………………..
100.0
14.5
2009……………………..
22.5
22.7
23.5
24.3
24.7
24.5
24.6
24.4
24.7
25.7
16.8
16.9
17.6
18.1
18.6
18.2
18.1
17.8
17.8
18.0
4.6
4.8
4.9
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.8
6.6
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
64.4
63.8
62.9
61.8
61.5
61.7
61.7
62.1
61.6
59.9
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NOTE: Data reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year. Dash indicates data not available.
SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1968–2010, Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor
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