| rajendra |
Posted
on 07-Jan-01 09:39 PM
It's not rare that we frequently compare America and Nepal. However, it's rather rare that someone would actually sit down to do do an empirical research study comparing America and Nepal. Here's a newsitem from Kathmandu Post by Dilli Dahal on middle class familes in America and Nepal:
http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2001/jan/jan07/editorial.htm#4
Following is an excerpt of the article. Please refer to the above URL for the complete article:
* According to the US government statistics the percentage of married women in the work force who have children under 6 in the households increased from 11 per cent in 1968 to 63 per cent in 1996.
* The percentage of children spending time in day care centres increased dramatically over part of the period, from 6 per cent in 1965 to 30 per cent today.
* In 1997, only about 35 per cent of all households in the US had children under age 18 residing at home; 26.1 per cent of married couples have no kids and 25 per cent of adults live alone.
* Labour force participation statistics for people aged 25-54 show that the percentage of women in the labour force increased from 35 per cent in 1950 to 75 per cent in 1997.
* The percentage of married couples in which both husband and wife worked at wage paying jobs increased from 18 per cent in 1963 to 40 per cent in 1997. These changes are a part of a larger transformation in the US.
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