2010
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.41.1.43
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Working and Living: The Effects of Family Responsibilities and Characteristics on Married Women’s Work Hours in the USA

Abstract: Using data from the 2007 Current Population Surveys (CPS): March Supplements, the authors examine work hours of married women for non-Hispanic white, African American, and Hispanic women. The results show non-Hispanic white women’s work hours are greatly influenced by the presence of a child at home, whereas African American and Hispanic women’s work hours are not influenced by the presence of a child at home. Across the racial groups, women’s contribution to the total household income positively relate to the… Show more

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“…On the contrary, women with children under six worked 3.445 shorter per child per week than women without children. These findings are consistent with previous studies that found marriage and raising young children associated with longer work hours for men and reduced hours for women (Corrigall and Konrad, 2006; Lundberg and Rose, 2002; Knoester and Eggebeen, 2006; Omori and Smith, 2010; Powell and Greenhaus, 2010). All the four hypotheses ( H1a, H1b, H2a and H2b ) for the main effects are supported.…”
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confidence: 93%
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“…On the contrary, women with children under six worked 3.445 shorter per child per week than women without children. These findings are consistent with previous studies that found marriage and raising young children associated with longer work hours for men and reduced hours for women (Corrigall and Konrad, 2006; Lundberg and Rose, 2002; Knoester and Eggebeen, 2006; Omori and Smith, 2010; Powell and Greenhaus, 2010). All the four hypotheses ( H1a, H1b, H2a and H2b ) for the main effects are supported.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Extant literature suggests that African American women’s paid work hours are less influenced by family responsibilities than White women. Unfortunately, the empirical results are inconclusive (Omori and Smith, 2010). Our findings suggest that married African American women work longer hours than their unmarried counterparts.…”
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