| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 23.1% | 24.5% | 25.9% | 27.3% | 28.7% | 30.2% |  
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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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| 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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| 1.16% | 1.27% | 1.38% | 1.49% | 1.60% | 1.71% |  
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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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| 0.43% | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.60% | 0.65% | 0.71% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 81.9% | 83.2% | 84.4% | 85.5% | 86.7% | 88.0% |  
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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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| 13.2% | 17.2% | 21.3% | 25.3% | 29.3% | 33.3% |  
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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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| 3.8% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10.5% | 12.6% | 14.9% |  
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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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| 0.25% | 0.74% | 1.22% | 1.70% | 2.18% | 2.67% |  
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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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| 0.12% | 0.48% | 0.84% | 1.21% | 1.57% | 1.93% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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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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