ABSTRACT
Today, over half of all married couples with children have both spouses work to support the family, and one-third of full-time, dual-earner couples with children have at least one spouse who works other than a regular day shift (Presser 1987). Approximately 18 percent of the 80.5 million full-time employees have work schedules that differ from the regular daytime pattern according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (1992). One out of every six working mothers and one out of every five fathers with children under fourteen holds an evening or night job or a rotating shift, according to Harriet Presser (1987). As a result, one out of every six two-income couples with children under the age of six has work hours that do not overlap at all (McEnroe 1991).
