One-third of all teenagers were employed during 1997 98. Adolescents were more likely to be employed if one or both parents worked. The average family income of employed teens was greater than that of unemployed teens. Most working adolescents' earnings do not go toward family necessities. (Contains 24 notes and references.) (SK)

Describes how working wives' contributions to their families' income vary by characteristics such as number of weeks they work annually, their husbands' earner status, and the presence and age of children in the family. (Author)

Reports the results of the March 1983 work experience survey, examining the extent and duration of joblessness and the effect on family income. (SK)

Multiearner families have extra protection against financial reversals, but economic recession tends to erode this cushion. During the most recent downturn, employment of married women declined less than that of married men who are more likely to work in cyclically sensitive industries. (JOW)

Using longitudinal survey data on the retirement experience of men, researchers provide insights on the economic situation of families in which the major breadwinner is retired. (JOW)

As married women have become increasingly likely to work in recent decades, their contributions to family earnings have grown as well. In 20% to 25% of dual-earner couples, wives earn more than their husbands. These trends may have affected family decision making, giving some women more input into family financial and career decisions. (Author)

More than six million persons who spent at least half of 1987 in the labor force were poor; among families with workers, those headed by unmarried women with children have the highest poverty rates. (Author)

Deals with White, Black, and Hispanic married-couple families, highlighting their current work-income profiles and exploring some of the major differences. (JOW)

Reviews the changing work patterns and composition of families with children and trends in children's median family income. Finds that children from single-parent, Black, or Hispanic families may not be able to compete effectively as adults in the labor market. (JOW)

Summarizes statistical data illustrating changing family patterns, number of children with working mothers, racial factors, and child care trends and costs. (SK)

Low pay, high unemployment, few marketable skills, language barrier depress incomes of Spanish Americans. (Editor)

Special Labor Force Report shows mothers of almost 26 million children under age 18 were in the labor force in March 1972. (Editor)

A survey on work experience of the population shows that the median income of families with an unemployed member was 21 percent lower than that of families without unemployment. (Author)