This article examines the characteristics and employment-status proportions of dual- and single-income (couple-led) households with children, comparing their expenditures on food, transportation, childcare, and private education.
2 Monitoring and analyzing this trend is important, because the expenditure patterns of dual-income households could differ from those of single-income households, affecting the U.S.
The female labor force participation rate increased from 1960 onward, peaking at 60 percent in 1999. 1 This rise most likely reflects a cultural shift involving women in the workforce. The percentage of dual-income households with children under age 18 has been on the rise since the 1960s, surpassing the percentage of father-only-employed households in the 1970s.
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