Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.8% | 23.7% | 24.5% | 25.4% | 26.2% | 27.1% |
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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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8.90% | 9.30% | 9.69% | 10.08% | 10.47% | 10.86% |
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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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1.16% | 1.24% | 1.31% | 1.38% | 1.45% | 1.53% |
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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% | 0.52% | 0.77% | 1.03% | 1.30% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.4% | 88.2% | 90.0% | 91.8% | 93.5% | 95.3% |
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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% | 23.3% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 28.3% | 30.1% |
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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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7.5% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 16.9% |
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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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1.16% | 1.25% | 1.33% | 1.42% | 1.50% | 1.59% |
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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% | 0.45% | 0.89% | 1.34% | 1.79% | 2.24% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.5% | 87.5% | 89.5% | 91.4% | 93.3% | 95.3% |
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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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