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February 1989

Families of working wives spending more on services and nondurables

Eva Jacobs, Stephanie Shipp, Gregory M. Brown

When a wife becomes a second earner, husband-wife families spend more on work-related and timesaving item such as child care and food away from home, according to the Consumer Expenditure Survey. This article examines spending patterns of dual-earner families.

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