Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.2% | 17.3% | 20.2% | 23.2% | 26.2% | 29.2% |
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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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5.1% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 16.6% |
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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% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 1.30% | 1.63% |
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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% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 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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82.5% | 85.2% | 87.8% | 90.4% | 93.0% | 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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21.0% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 23.2% | 23.8% |
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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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6.6% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 16.3% |
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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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0.00% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.47% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.7% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 85.1% | 86.8% | 88.7% |
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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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