In NZ, the Household Incomes Survey tells us that in 1982, 52% of two parent families had one parent in full-time work and the other was workless. Only 20% were both in full-time work. By 2011, 68% of two parent families were dual-earner families with 43% both full-time.
(Theses statistics are contributing heavily to growing household income inequality by the way).
Modern Views on Mothers as Breadwinners
June 21, 2013
A record 40 percent of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The share was just 11 percent in 1960.More
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What's the underlying difference? Benefits are far more freely available in NZ than in the US.
If you look at a country where such benefits are not available - Singapore, Hong Kong, or even NZ only 40 years ago - then there are far fewer "solo parents" and none of them on a benefit.
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