Families With Both Working Parents Now A Majority

24 October 2000 - 7:00am

New report by the Census Bureau based on 1998 data says families with both working parents are now a majority.

"As might be expected, families in which both parents were employed had higher incomes than those in which only one worked. According to the report, 55 percent of the dual- employed couples had annual incomes of $50,000 and over, compared with 40 percent of the couples in which only the husband worked. "

Source: The New York Times, October 24, 2000
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