Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.1% | 27.0% | 27.8% | 28.6% | 29.5% | 30.3% |
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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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8.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 15.2% |
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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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1.07% | 1.17% | 1.27% | 1.37% | 1.47% | 1.57% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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91.4% | 92.3% | 93.1% | 93.9% | 94.7% | 95.6% |
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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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18.7% | 20.5% | 22.2% | 23.9% | 25.6% | 27.4% |
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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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9.9% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 17.1% | 19.0% |
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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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0.00% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 1.14% | 1.51% | 1.90% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.58% | 0.73% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.4% | 92.4% | 94.3% | 96.2% | 98.1% | 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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