Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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10.3% | 13.9% | 17.5% | 21.1% | 24.7% | 28.3% |
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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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16.6% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 19.0% | 19.8% | 20.7% |
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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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2.01% | 2.11% | 2.22% | 2.32% | 2.42% | 2.53% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.9% | 83.5% | 84.1% | 84.7% | 85.3% | 85.9% |
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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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15.8% | 19.5% | 23.0% | 26.6% | 30.2% | 33.9% |
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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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18.5% | 19.8% | 21.0% | 22.2% | 23.4% | 24.7% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.96% |
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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% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.82% | 1.10% | 1.37% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.1% | 91.6% | 93.0% | 94.5% | 95.9% | 97.4% |
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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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