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1940's
creation of the 40 hour work week
average marital age:
male: 24
female: 21
average house size:
1320 sf
average yearly salary:
$1315 USD
I.A. N/A
1950's
only 15% of homes have more than one breadwinner
average marital age:
male: 24
female: 20
average house size:
1370 sf
average yearly salary:
$1380 USD
$24,000 I.A.
1960's
Equal Pay Act is passed into law
average marital age:
male: 23
female: 20
average house size:
1540 sf
average yearly salary:
$4816 USD
$33,000 I.A.
1970's
no fault divorce passes into law
average marital age:
male: 23
female: 21
average house size:
1600 sf
average yearly salary:
Yearly N/A $39,000 I.A.
1980's
wages plummet while productivity climbs
average marital age:
male: 24
female: 22
average house size:
1645 sf
average yearly salary:
$15,757 USD
$36,000 I.A.
1990's
teen pregnancy hits an all time high
average marital age:
male: 26
female: 24
average house size:
2046 sf
average yearly salary:
$23,000 USD
$39,000 I.A.
2000's
50+ percent of housholds own at least two cars
average marital age:
male: 27
female: 25
average house size:
2160 sf
average yearly salary:
$42,148 USD
I.A. N/A
2010's
70% of households have at least two incomes
average marital age:
male: 28
female: 26
average house size:
2370 sf
average yearly salary:
$50,500 USD
I.A. N/A
