In a new working paper published by the Census Bureau, researchers Marta Murray-Close and Misty L. Heggeness found that in marriages in which the woman is the primary breadwinner, both husbands and wives are uncomfortable enough with their circumstances to fudge the numbers and suggest the gap is smaller than it actually is.

The question is why.

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