Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.5% | 27.1% | 29.6% | 32.2% | 34.7% | 37.3% |
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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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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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0.87% | 1.35% | 1.83% | 2.30% | 2.78% | 3.26% |
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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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0.87% | 1.11% | 1.34% | 1.58% | 1.81% | 2.05% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.9% | 90.8% | 91.8% | 92.7% | 93.6% | 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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21.6% | 25.8% | 30.1% | 34.3% | 38.5% | 42.7% |
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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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3.0% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 13.5% |
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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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0.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% |
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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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0.51% | 0.93% | 1.34% | 1.75% | 2.17% | 2.59% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.3% | 90.5% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 96.7% | 98.8% |
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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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