{"id":2529,"date":"2026-06-23T04:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2026-06-23T04:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:10:55","slug":"the-challenges-dual-income-families-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2529","title":{"rendered":"The challenges dual-income families face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pew Research Center published a study last week on how families with two full-time working parents balance their home and work lives. The study included 2,242 working parents in America.<\/p>\n

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According to U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed in the study, the number of families with two full-time providers has increased through the years. As of 2025, 52% of different-sex couples both work full time. A decade ago it was 46% and in 1975 it was 31%. <\/p>\n

The toll working full time takes<\/h3>\n

The study found that 83% of families with two full-time workers believe the arrangement is beneficial to their family finances, while only 19% of families with a dad who works full-time and a mom who stays at home said the same. But despite the benefits of higher income, there are challenges that come along with two parents working.<\/p>\n

In a survey of parents who work full time and either work from home \u201call\/most of the time,\u201d \u201csome of the time\u201d or \u201crarely\/never,\u201d close to 50% of each group agreed with these statements:<\/p>\n