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% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 23.6% | 25.2% | 26.9% |
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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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7.08% | 7.43% | 7.78% | 8.13% | 8.47% | 8.83% |
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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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0.40% | 0.67% | 0.93% | 1.20% | 1.46% | 1.73% |
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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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0.52% | 0.62% | 0.71% | 0.81% | 0.90% | 1.00% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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62.4% | 67.2% | 71.8% | 76.5% | 81.2% | 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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16.3% | 19.4% | 22.5% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 32.0% |
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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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0.0% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 14.0% |
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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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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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71.1% | 75.0% | 78.8% | 82.6% | 86.5% | 90.3% |
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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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