It is so that diverse authors consider that currently Mexico is changing from nuclear to extended or compound households as a way to deal with the economic needs of the household, because it has been verified that households with higher incomes have a large number of members participating in the labor market Chayanov, 1985; Barsoti, 1981; Selby et al, 1994; Ariza and De Oliveira, 2001; Robichaux, 2002 and Sandez, 2006.
Es por ello que diversos autores consideran que actualmente en México se está pasando de hogares nucleares a extensos o compuestos como una manera de sortear las necesidades económicas del hogar, pues se ha comprobado que los hogares con mayores ingresos tienen un mayor número de miembros participando en el mercado de trabajo Chayanov, 1985; Barsoti, 1981; Selby e/a/., 1994; Arizay De Oliveira, 2001; Robichaux, 2002 y Sandez, 2006.