Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.6% | 27.1% | 28.6% | 30.1% | 31.6% | 33.1% |
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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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7.94% | 8.40% | 8.85% | 9.30% | 9.75% | 10.21% |
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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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1.39% | 1.54% | 1.68% | 1.82% | 1.97% | 2.11% |
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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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0.29% | 0.43% | 0.57% | 0.72% | 0.86% | 1.00% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.3% | 81.3% | 83.3% | 85.4% | 87.4% | 89.4% |
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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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25.6% | 29.6% | 33.5% | 37.4% | 41.3% | 45.2% |
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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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4.0% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.4% |
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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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68.3% | 72.6% | 76.8% | 81.0% | 85.2% | 89.4% |
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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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