FACTSHEET

  FACTSHEET U.S.A.



                                                                                   
Total number of married-couple families........ 57,767,000 (100%)
Married-couple families with no earners.........8,843,000 (13.9%)
Married-couple families with one earner....... 14,051,000 (24.3%)
Married-couple families with two or more earners।
                                     ......... 35,673,000 (61।8%)  


In 10,469,000 (18.1%) of all married-couple families, the husband is
the only earner
In 3,026,000 (5.2%) of all married-couple families, the wife is the
only earner.
In 557,000 (1.9%) of all married-couple families, another
family member is the only earner.