Examined effects of employment resources (income and workplace authority) on percentage of feminine-typed housekeeping tasks done by Canadian women and men. Found that personal achievements in labor market mediated effects of relative employment resources on performing such tasks, albeit differently for Canadian women and men. French-Canadian…

Examined satisfaction expressed by 158 Southern Black husbands regarding life in their families. Modal response was that their family life was "good." Most closely associated with family life satisfaction was adjusted family income, followed by health. Education was significantly related in bivariate relationship, but not in the multiple…

Used data from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics to examine the economic impact of child support reform on affected families. Results revealed that, compared to the current child support system, the proposed alternative would reduce poverty for custodial families but would increase poverty for noncustodial families. (Author/NB)

This paper reports a test of Easterlin's (1973) hypothesis that marital fertility is more a function of relative than actual income. Results indicate actual income exercised a significant positive effect on marital fertility at all points in time while relative income did not. (Author)

Examined data from 809 Illinois residents surveyed in 1985. Found marriage had trade-offs for women's sense of control: it increased it by increasing household income, but it decreased it, probably by decreasing autonomy. With household income held constant, nonmarried women had highest sense of control of any group. For men, marriage had less…

Examines the relationships between individual, work, and family demands and resources and work-related family problems among working parents (N=468). Presents a conceptual framework for the analysis of work-related family problems and documents the importance of several specific time demands and time management resources. (JAC)

Examines the likelihood of extended joblessness for breadwinners unemployed during the recession of 1975. Women who head families are more likely to be unemployed for an extended period than are male breadwinners. Family heads with young children are more likely to be unemployed than those with older families. (Author/BEF)

Using data from a longitudinal study of a marriage cohort, relationships between various measures of income (antecedent, current and expected future income, as well as measures of income change) are examined. The income variable which most consistently accounts for variation in fertility is wife's income. (Author)

Examined income and food and housing expenditures for the last married year for couples and then five years after marital dissolution in female (N=5,000) respondents to the University of Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Results showed that incomes and expenditures for food, but not for housing, dropped after marital dissolution. (LLL)

Used data from 166 couples to explore the relationship between family task sharing and sex-role orientation, role salience, income, and family type. The results suggested that for wives, income and family type seem to increase task sharing. For husbands, sex-role orientation, family type, and role salience influenced sharing behavior. (JAC)

Used data from national Consumer Expenditure Survey to examine economic costs and rewards experienced by two-parent families with an employed wife/mother. Findings showed that substantial work-related costs were incurred in dual-earner families. Dual-earners did enjoy economic advantages in income and home ownership. Lower- and middle-income…

Examined effects of economic well-being on marital stability using longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience, 1,349 married females interviewed annually over a five year period. Data indicated that income by itself had little effect on marital dissolution. (Author)

Examined quality of life in married couples. Found economic and noneconomic variables to cluster and show two paths for husbands and wives to satisfaction with quality of life. Path analysis revealed agreement over financial expenditures contributed to satisfaction with quality of life indirectly, through satisfaction with spouse for husbands and…

Examined relationship between income change in early 1980s, outlook that parents had about their general life situation, and extent to which adolescents expected to attain job success. Showed that income loss was associated with pessimistic life outlooks in fathers and mothers. Suggests that income loss is a stressor that may disrupt family…

Estimated effects of neighborhood and family poverty on maternal psychological and behavioral characteristics using data from 895 mothers. Neighborhood poverty was associated with poorer home physical environment and with less maternal warmth, controlling for family conditions. Home environment was adversely affected by family poverty, large…