Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.7% | 25.0% | 26.2% | 27.5% | 28.7% | 30.0% |
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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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8.3% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 14.5% |
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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% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.56% | 1.96% |
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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% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.06% | 1.33% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.1% | 88.2% | 90.2% | 92.3% | 94.3% | 96.4% |
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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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23.6% | 25.1% | 26.4% | 27.8% | 29.2% | 30.6% |
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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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5.2% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.6% |
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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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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% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.84% | 2.31% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.9% | 91.6% | 93.3% | 94.9% | 96.6% | 98.3% |
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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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