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In reply to the discussion: The U.S. Is the Richest Country as Well as the Most Unequal: 8 Consequences of American Greed [View all]TBF
(32,105 posts)happens to be white male, college degree, never married. It's hard to find good stats but I did find one article from research at Bowling Green (good family studies program there) indicating that single earner families are on the rise now (who knows if this is by choice - could simply be due to so many layoffs):
More wives earning more than their spouse
Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY 7:57 p.m. EST March 1, 2013
More wives out-earned husbands in 2011 than in 2006
Incomes of couples in which both spouses work fell slightly
Professor: More couples rely on two incomes for insurance against challenges
Wives in dual-earner couples are contributing more to total household income than in the past, and a growing percentage of wives are out-earning their husbands, shows a new analysis of family finances from 2006 to 2011.
In 2011, the percentage of households with married couples earning two incomes fell, compared with 2006, and those with a single earner rose, according to a report published online Thursday by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
The analysis of Census data from the American Community Survey suggests some of the Great Recession's fallout on family finances. Couples in which both partners are employed declined from 69% to 65%, while those with one breadwinner rose from 27% to 30%, it says ...
more here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/01/dual-earner-couples-recession/1957621/