In 2020, the median contribution of wives' earnings to family income was at 36.3 percent. This is a decrease from the previous years, and continues a recent downward trend in the share of income contributed by wives.
Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 12, 2023). Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Contribution of Wives' Earnings to Family Income in Married Couple Households in The United States from 1990 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2020 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
