Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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33.5% | 37.4% | 41.3% | 45.2% | 49.1% | 53.0% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
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15.2% | 15.9% | 16.6% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 18.6% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
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0.52% | 0.80% | 1.07% | 1.35% | 1.62% | 1.90% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.5% | 93.6% | 94.5% | 95.5% | 96.5% | 97.5% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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41.5% | 45.4% | 49.3% | 53.2% | 57.1% | 61.1% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
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13.9% | 15.8% | 17.7% | 19.6% | 21.5% | 23.4% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
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0.00% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.90% | 1.20% | 1.51% |
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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.38% | 0.47% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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96.3% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% |
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Armed Forces:
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
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Employed:
persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
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Unemployed:
persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
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Not in Labor Force:
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
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Working-Age Men:
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
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