|
Wives who earn more than their husbands, 1987–2010
XLS version of table
(Numbers in thousands)
Year |
Families in which wives have earnings but husbands may not |
Families in which both wives and husbands have earnings |
Married-couple families in which wife (but not necessarily husband) had earnings from work |
Wives who earn more than their husbands |
Percent of wives who earn more than their husbands |
Married-couple families in which both wife and husband had earnings from work |
Wives who earn more than their husbands |
Percent of wives who earn more than their husbands |
1987 |
32,025 |
7,581 |
23.7 |
29,755 |
5,311 |
17.8 |
1988 |
32,810 |
7,827 |
23.9 |
30,503 |
5,520 |
18.1 |
1989 |
33,119 |
8,068 |
24.4 |
30,848 |
5,796 |
18.8 |
1990 |
33,093 |
8,221 |
24.8 |
30,794 |
5,923 |
19.2 |
1991 |
33,516 |
8,983 |
26.8 |
30,998 |
6,465 |
20.9 |
1992 |
33,987 |
9,715 |
28.6 |
31,221 |
6,948 |
22.3 |
1993 |
34,286 |
10,000 |
29.2 |
31,264 |
6,978 |
22.3 |
1994 |
35,066 |
10,184 |
29.0 |
32,091 |
7,209 |
22.5 |
1995 |
34,819 |
9,822 |
28.2 |
32,030 |
7,033 |
22.0 |
1996 |
35,120 |
10,070 |
28.7 |
32,389 |
7,340 |
22.7 |
1997 |
35,613 |
10,309 |
28.9 |
32,745 |
7,441 |
22.7 |
1998 |
35,806 |
10,467 |
29.2 |
32,782 |
7,443 |
22.7 |
1999 |
36,454 |
10,548 |
28.9 |
33,340 |
7,434 |
22.3 |
2000 |
37,037 |
11,070 |
29.9 |
33,873 |
7,906 |
23.3 |
2001 |
36,864 |
11,329 |
30.7 |
33,665 |
8,130 |
24.1 |
2002 |
36,905 |
11,765 |
31.9 |
33,531 |
8,391 |
25.0 |
2003 |
36,761 |
11,923 |
32.4 |
33,189 |
8,351 |
25.2 |
2004 |
36,710 |
11,985 |
32.6 |
33,110 |
8,386 |
25.3 |
2005 |
37,055 |
12,215 |
33.0 |
33,364 |
8,524 |
25.5 |
2006 |
37,733 |
12,601 |
33.4 |
33,838 |
8,707 |
25.7 |
2007 |
37,536 |
12,570 |
33.5 |
33,678 |
8,712 |
25.9 |
2008 |
37,988 |
13,104 |
34.5 |
33,905 |
9,020 |
26.6 |
2009 |
36,858 |
13,903 |
37.7 |
32,280 |
9,326 |
28.9 |
2010 |
36,024 |
13,798 |
38.3 |
31,373 |
9,147 |
29.2 |
NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), reflect the earnings and
work experience of the entire year. Earnings include self-employment earnings.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1988–2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS).
|
Last Modified Date: May 25, 2012
|