Married couples are working longer:


Combined work hours per week of husbands and wives


All married couples			

1969	1979	1989	2000
 56	 59	 65	 67


Married couples with no children

1969	1979	1989	2000
 60	 63	 68	 70


Married couples with children under age 18

1969	1979	1989	2000
 55	 58	 63	 66


Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.