Apple devices tend to be owned by more affluent households , for example .

例如，富裕的家庭通常购买苹果设备。

Households today are struggling with an unemployment rate hovering above 9 % .

目前，美国的失业率高达9%，导致许多家庭陷入困境。

Before the early 1980s , these well-to-do households had less income volatility than other people .

然而，20世纪80年代初期之前，与普通家庭相比，这些富裕家庭的收入波动并不是很明显。

Or maybe they let it strengthen more , transferring more wealth to households .

或者，中国会让人民币更大幅度升值，将更多财富分配给普通家庭。

An estimated 8.2 million households were left without power in 17 states on tuesday .

上周二，全美17个州估计有820万户家庭断电。