Interpret the “demand-side” explanatory variables.

Refer to the previous three exercises. Another set of variables included in the analysis were classified as “demand-side” factors that relate to the changing needs of individuals in the labor force.

One of these was the change in the proportion of dual-earner couples.

The coefficient in theDCmodelwas−0.986 with a standard error of 0.118, while the coefficient in the DB model was 0.466 with a standard error of 0.167. Using the previous three exercises as a guide, write a short report summarizing these results.