Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.2% | 26.3% | 28.3% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 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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10.0% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 17.6% | 19.5% |
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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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0.17% | 0.45% | 0.73% | 1.02% | 1.30% | 1.58% |
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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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0.24% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.77% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.0% | 82.4% | 85.8% | 89.2% | 92.6% | 96.0% |
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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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16.1% | 21.0% | 25.9% | 30.8% | 35.7% | 40.7% |
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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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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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81.9% | 85.5% | 89.1% | 92.8% | 96.4% | 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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