Wife's Earnings and Family Net Worth Position.

Foster, Ann C.; Metzen, Edward J.

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ERIC Number: EJ255937

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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Wife's Earnings and Family Net Worth Position.

Foster, Ann C.; Metzen, Edward J.

Home Economics Research Journal, v10 n2 p192-202 Dec 1981

Findings of this research indicate that it was the absolute amount of family income, not its sources, that had the most influence on both 1967 and 1972 net worth for the total sample. Wife's earnings may have made an important contribution to family net worth position. (CT)

Descriptors: Economic Status, Employed Women, Family Income, Homemakers, Homeowners, Spouses, Wages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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