U.S. contribution of wives' earnings to family income 1990-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023
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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Release date

April 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data refers to opposite-sex married-couple families only.

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