The growth in urbanization and the rise in the number of dual-earning households have led to an increase in disposable income and the purchasing power of people.
Over 60% of households with school-aged children are dual-earning families, so the need to address these problems in at the institutional level becomes increasingly important.
The childcare budget jumped seven times between 2002 and 2007 and public childcare services that targeted low-income families were made available to dual-earning middle class families.
Living in smaller numbers can be a drain on money, time, and feelings of community, and the rise of the two-parent dual-earning household only compounds the problems of being time-poor.