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Table 23. Married-couple families by number and relationship of earners, 1967–2008
Year |
Married-couple families |
Total |
No earners |
One earner |
Two earners or more |
Total |
Husband only |
Wife only |
Other family member |
Total |
Husband and wife |
Husband and other family member |
Wife and other family member |
Husband and wife are not earners |
1967 |
43,292 |
2,943 |
16,490 |
15,429 |
716 |
345 |
23,859 |
18,888 |
4,639 |
- |
- |
1968 |
43,842 |
2,888 |
16,375 |
15,310 |
730 |
335 |
24,579 |
19,743 |
4,522 |
- |
- |
1969 |
44,436 |
3,022 |
16,268 |
15,133 |
797 |
339 |
25,145 |
20,327 |
4,517 |
- |
- |
1970 |
44,832 |
3,252 |
16,117 |
14,931 |
867 |
320 |
25,464 |
20,510 |
4,622 |
- |
- |
1971 |
45,939 |
3,471 |
16,847 |
15,502 |
1,004 |
340 |
25,621 |
20,641 |
4,651 |
- |
- |
1972 |
46,594 |
3,632 |
16,787 |
15,387 |
1,003 |
398 |
26,175 |
21,279 |
4,553 |
- |
- |
1973 |
47,185 |
4,027 |
16,080 |
14,547 |
1,110 |
423 |
27,078 |
22,152 |
4,535 |
- |
- |
1974 |
47,438 |
4,325 |
15,795 |
14,122 |
1,216 |
457 |
27,319 |
22,451 |
4,442 |
- |
- |
1975 |
47,878 |
4,943 |
16,217 |
14,343 |
1,394 |
481 |
26,717 |
22,338 |
3,861 |
- |
- |
1976 |
48,150 |
4,962 |
15,630 |
13,690 |
1,424 |
516 |
27,559 |
23,104 |
3,829 |
- |
- |
1977 |
48,131 |
5,177 |
15,119 |
13,153 |
1,456 |
512 |
27,835 |
23,474 |
3,812 |
- |
- |
1978 |
48,532 |
5,226 |
14,456 |
12,434 |
1,509 |
513 |
28,850 |
24,655 |
3,609 |
- |
- |
1979 |
49,132 |
5,559 |
13,912 |
11,934 |
1,499 |
480 |
29,660 |
25,595 |
3,476 |
- |
- |
1980 |
49,316 |
5,903 |
13,900 |
11,621 |
1,707 |
573 |
29,513 |
25,557 |
3,380 |
- |
- |
1981 |
49,669 |
6,213 |
13,832 |
11,524 |
1,680 |
628 |
29,624 |
25,729 |
3,212 |
- |
- |
1982 |
49,947 |
6,427 |
14,235 |
11,575 |
2,048 |
613 |
29,285 |
25,387 |
3,149 |
- |
- |
1983 |
50,134 |
6,549 |
13,692 |
11,100 |
1,944 |
647 |
29,893 |
26,119 |
2,996 |
- |
- |
1984 |
50,395 |
6,630 |
12,952 |
10,472 |
1,852 |
628 |
30,814 |
27,035 |
2,891 |
- |
- |
1985 |
50,978 |
6,693 |
12,961 |
10,406 |
1,897 |
658 |
31,324 |
27,787 |
2,764 |
- |
- |
1986 |
51,574 |
6,731 |
12,565 |
9,984 |
1,917 |
664 |
32,278 |
28,811 |
2,730 |
- |
- |
1987 |
51,847 |
6,741 |
12,435 |
9,787 |
1,946 |
702 |
32,671 |
29,369 |
2,576 |
- |
- |
1988 |
52,149 |
6,754 |
11,876 |
9,463 |
1,777 |
636 |
33,519 |
30,536 |
2,303 |
532 |
148 |
1989 |
52,385 |
6,812 |
11,748 |
9,212 |
1,840 |
695 |
33,825 |
30,879 |
2,373 |
435 |
138 |
1990 |
52,241 |
6,770 |
11,630 |
9,107 |
1,826 |
698 |
33,841 |
30,829 |
2,369 |
479 |
164 |
1991 |
52,549 |
7,091 |
11,523 |
8,873 |
1,993 |
657 |
33,935 |
31,049 |
2,161 |
527 |
197 |
1992 |
53,254 |
7,256 |
11,977 |
9,114 |
2,145 |
718 |
34,021 |
31,268 |
1,940 |
624 |
199 |
1993 |
53,248 |
7,282 |
11,842 |
8,745 |
2,411 |
687 |
34,123 |
31,302 |
2,051 |
614 |
156 |
1994 |
53,929 |
7,227 |
11,774 |
8,719 |
2,374 |
681 |
34,928 |
32,125 |
2,048 |
603 |
151 |
1995 |
53,621 |
7,278 |
11,739 |
8,821 |
2,253 |
664 |
34,604 |
32,061 |
1,878 |
539 |
127 |
1996 |
53,654 |
7,148 |
11,556 |
8,671 |
2,214 |
671 |
34,950 |
32,406 |
1,899 |
522 |
123 |
1997 |
54,362 |
7,289 |
11,728 |
8,792 |
2,302 |
634 |
35,345 |
32,764 |
1,853 |
569 |
158 |
1998 |
54,829 |
7,257 |
12,279 |
9,198 |
2,419 |
662 |
35,293 |
32,810 |
1,726 |
616 |
141 |
1999 |
55,352 |
7,163 |
12,328 |
9,093 |
2,595 |
640 |
35,861 |
33,360 |
1,815 |
519 |
167 |
2000 |
56,643 |
7,463 |
12,717 |
9,515 |
2,601 |
600 |
36,463 |
33,892 |
1,865 |
566 |
139 |
2001 |
56,798 |
7,666 |
12,907 |
9,621 |
2,698 |
588 |
36,224 |
33,696 |
1,898 |
501 |
129 |
2002 |
57,362 |
7,803 |
13,487 |
10,109 |
2,818 |
560 |
36,071 |
33,547 |
1,845 |
558 |
121 |
2003 |
57,767 |
8,043 |
14,051 |
10,469 |
3,026 |
557 |
35,673 |
33,220 |
1,789 |
548 |
117 |
2004 |
58,045 |
7,996 |
14,352 |
10,821 |
2,991 |
540 |
35,696 |
33,131 |
1,832 |
610 |
123 |
2005 |
58,225 |
8,017 |
14,292 |
10,603 |
3,096 |
593 |
35,915 |
33,380 |
1,818 |
597 |
121 |
2006 |
59,050 |
8,091 |
14,545 |
10,693 |
3,261 |
591 |
36,414 |
33,880 |
1,752 |
639 |
142 |
2007 |
58,490 |
7,914 |
14,264 |
10,392 |
3,265 |
608 |
36,312 |
33,718 |
1,847 |
597 |
149 |
2008 |
59,137 |
8,078 |
14,606 |
10,552 |
3,434 |
620 |
36,452 |
33,905 |
1,739 |
650 |
158 |
(Percent distribution) |
1967 |
100.0 |
6.8 |
38.1 |
35.6 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
55.1 |
43.6 |
10.7 |
- |
- |
1968 |
100.0 |
6.6 |
37.4 |
34.9 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
56.1 |
45.0 |
10.3 |
- |
- |
1969 |
100.0 |
6.8 |
36.6 |
34.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
56.6 |
45.7 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
1970 |
100.0 |
7.3 |
35.9 |
33.3 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
56.8 |
45.7 |
10.3 |
- |
- |
1971 |
100.0 |
7.6 |
36.7 |
33.7 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
55.8 |
44.9 |
10.1 |
- |
- |
1972 |
100.0 |
7.8 |
36.0 |
33.0 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
56.2 |
45.7 |
9.8 |
- |
- |
1973 |
100.0 |
8.5 |
34.1 |
30.8 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
57.4 |
46.9 |
9.6 |
- |
- |
1974 |
100.0 |
9.1 |
33.3 |
29.8 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
57.6 |
47.3 |
9.4 |
- |
- |
1975 |
100.0 |
10.3 |
33.9 |
30.0 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
55.8 |
46.7 |
8.1 |
- |
- |
1976 |
100.0 |
10.3 |
32.5 |
28.4 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
57.2 |
48.0 |
8.0 |
- |
- |
1977 |
100.0 |
10.8 |
31.4 |
27.3 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
57.8 |
48.8 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
1978 |
100.0 |
10.8 |
29.8 |
25.6 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
59.4 |
50.8 |
7.4 |
- |
- |
1979 |
100.0 |
11.3 |
28.3 |
24.3 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
60.4 |
52.1 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
1980 |
100.0 |
12.0 |
28.2 |
23.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
59.8 |
51.8 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
1981 |
100.0 |
12.5 |
27.8 |
23.2 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
59.6 |
51.8 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
1982 |
100.0 |
12.9 |
28.5 |
23.2 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
58.6 |
50.8 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
1983 |
100.0 |
13.1 |
27.3 |
22.1 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
59.6 |
52.1 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
1984 |
100.0 |
13.2 |
25.7 |
20.8 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
61.1 |
53.6 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
1985 |
100.0 |
13.1 |
25.4 |
20.4 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
61.4 |
54.5 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
1986 |
100.0 |
13.1 |
24.4 |
19.4 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
62.6 |
55.9 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
1987 |
100.0 |
13.0 |
24.0 |
18.9 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
63.0 |
56.6 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
1988 |
100.0 |
13.0 |
22.8 |
18.1 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
64.3 |
58.6 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1989 |
100.0 |
13.0 |
22.4 |
17.6 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
64.6 |
58.9 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1990 |
100.0 |
13.0 |
22.3 |
17.4 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
64.8 |
59.0 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1991 |
100.0 |
13.5 |
21.9 |
16.9 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
64.6 |
59.1 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1992 |
100.0 |
13.6 |
22.5 |
17.1 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
63.9 |
58.7 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1993 |
100.0 |
13.7 |
22.2 |
16.4 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
64.1 |
58.8 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1994 |
100.0 |
13.4 |
21.8 |
16.2 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
64.8 |
59.6 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1995 |
100.0 |
13.6 |
21.9 |
16.5 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
64.5 |
59.8 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1996 |
100.0 |
13.3 |
21.5 |
16.2 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
65.1 |
60.4 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1997 |
100.0 |
13.4 |
21.6 |
16.2 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
65.0 |
60.3 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1998 |
100.0 |
13.2 |
22.4 |
16.8 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
64.4 |
59.8 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1999 |
100.0 |
12.9 |
22.3 |
16.4 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
64.8 |
60.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2000 |
100.0 |
13.2 |
22.5 |
16.8 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
64.4 |
59.8 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2001 |
100.0 |
13.5 |
22.7 |
16.9 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
63.8 |
59.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2002 |
100.0 |
13.6 |
23.5 |
17.6 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
62.9 |
58.5 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2003 |
100.0 |
13.9 |
24.3 |
18.1 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
61.8 |
57.5 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2004 |
100.0 |
13.8 |
24.7 |
18.6 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
61.5 |
57.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2005 |
100.0 |
13.8 |
24.5 |
18.2 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
61.7 |
57.3 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2006 |
100.0 |
13.7 |
24.6 |
18.1 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
61.7 |
57.4 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2007 |
100.0 |
13.5 |
24.4 |
17.8 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
62.1 |
57.6 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2008 |
100.0 |
13.7 |
24.7 |
17.8 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
61.6 |
57.3 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement, reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year. Dash indicates data not available.
SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 1968–2009, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011
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