He married Ruth Wellington in 1941, and they had two children (one daughter and one son), Karen and Steven.
In 1993, he wrote another book called "Pursuing Happiness: American Consumers in the Twentieth Century".
[6] Lebergott consistently argued about the positive impact of consumerism on the U.S. economy and the standard of living of the American people (including improved health, higher wages, less drug use, better technology, and more privacy) throughout his career.
There are few activities that economic historians can engage in of greater consequence than reconstructing the hard numbers.
His death was due to cardiac arrest and occurred just two days after he celebrated his 91st birthday.