Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.1% | 31.8% | 34.5% | 37.2% | 39.9% | 42.6% |
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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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3.4% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
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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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0.90% | 1.30% | 1.69% | 2.08% | 2.47% | 2.87% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.89% | 1.33% | 1.78% | 2.22% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.3% | 87.2% | 88.1% | 89.1% | 90.0% | 90.9% |
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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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17.2% | 21.6% | 26.0% | 30.4% | 34.8% | 39.2% |
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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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5.3% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 13.7% | 15.8% |
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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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84.7% | 87.7% | 90.6% | 93.5% | 96.5% | 99.4% |
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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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