Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.2% | 24.4% | 26.5% | 28.6% | 30.7% | 32.9% |
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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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20.16% | 20.33% | 20.50% | 20.67% | 20.85% | 21.02% |
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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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1.72% | 1.93% | 2.14% | 2.35% | 2.56% | 2.77% |
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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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1.29% | 1.40% | 1.51% | 1.62% | 1.74% | 1.85% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.4% | 76.0% | 76.7% | 77.3% | 78.0% | 78.6% |
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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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22.2% | 25.3% | 28.5% | 31.6% | 34.7% | 37.8% |
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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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11.9% | 14.5% | 17.2% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 25.1% |
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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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58.8% | 63.8% | 68.7% | 73.6% | 78.6% | 83.5% |
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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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