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AN OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL,
AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
AFFECTING THE US LABOR MARKET
Robert I. Lerman
Stefanie R. Schmidt
The Urban
Institute
Table 5: Annual Work Hours of Husbands and Wives with at Least One Child
Percentile of Husbands' Work Hours Bottom Fifth
1979 1678 1989 1706 1994 1607
Percentile of
Husbands' Work Hours Second Fifth
1979 2074 1989
2138 1994 2145
Percentile of Husbands' Work Hours
Middle Fifth
1979 2155 1989 2212 1994
2257
Percentile of Husbands' Work Hours Fourth Fifth
1979 2226 1989 2274 1994 2340
Percentile of Husbands' Work Hours 80-95 percentile
1979
2300 1989 2364 1994 2387
Percentile
of Husbands' Work Hours Top 5 percent
1979 2074 1989
2254 1994 2615
Percentile of Husbands' Work Hours
Entire Sample
1979 2096 1989 2148 1994
2159
Percentile of Wives' Work Hours Bottom Fifth
1979 478
1989 653 1994 634
Percentile of Wives' Work Hours
Second Fifth
1979 773 1989 1009 1994
1062
Percentile of Wives' Work Hours Middle Fifth
1979 876 1989 1190 1994 1290
Percentile of Wives' Work Hours Fourth Fifth
1979 1086
1989 1332 1994 1419
Percentile of Wives'
Work Hours 80-95 percentile
1979 1164 1989
1407 1994 1605
Percentile of Wives' Work Hours
Top 5 percent
1979 828 1989 1146 1994
929
Percentile of Wives' Work Hours Entire Sample
1979 581 1989 1105 1994 1168