North Dakota Wives' Contribution to Family Income, 1970-1980
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1986
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North Dakota State University
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In this article, we investigate the earned income contribution
of North Dakota wives' to their family's total Income. We focus on paid labor but recognize that this Is only one
aspect of wives' economic input which ranges from unpaid
housework to child care. Our attention centers on the past
decade, a period of many dramatic changes in married
women's labor force activity. Thus, we compare wives of intact
families for 1970 and 1980. In addition, we analyze the
effect of education, occupation, income, and stage in the life
cycle on the wives' financial contribution to their family.