Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.5% | 25.2% | 26.9% | 28.5% | 30.2% | 31.9% |
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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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5.1% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.9% | 90.1% | 91.2% | 92.3% | 93.4% | 94.6% |
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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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18.5% | 20.4% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 26.2% | 28.2% |
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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% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.7% |
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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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1.14% | 1.57% | 2.00% | 2.43% | 2.85% | 3.28% |
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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% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.1% | 87.0% | 88.9% | 90.8% | 92.6% | 94.6% |
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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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