Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.4% | 29.6% | 30.8% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 34.5% |
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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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10.9% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 14.2% | 15.0% |
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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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1.15% | 1.32% | 1.49% | 1.67% | 1.84% | 2.01% |
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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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1.15% | 1.27% | 1.38% | 1.50% | 1.61% | 1.73% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.3% | 86.9% | 88.5% | 90.1% | 91.6% | 93.2% |
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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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20.9% | 23.8% | 26.7% | 29.5% | 32.3% | 35.2% |
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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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4.9% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 17.2% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.3% | 82.7% | 85.0% | 87.3% | 89.6% | 91.9% |
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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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