Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.8% | 20.2% | 24.7% | 29.1% | 33.5% | 37.9% |
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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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8.9% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 18.1% | 21.1% | 24.2% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 1.39% | 1.74% |
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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% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.3% | 79.1% | 83.8% | 88.6% | 93.4% | 98.2% |
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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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20.5% | 24.2% | 27.9% | 31.6% | 35.4% | 39.1% |
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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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6.4% | 10.0% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 20.5% | 24.1% |
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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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0.00% | 0.46% | 0.92% | 1.38% | 1.84% | 2.31% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.87% | 1.10% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.0% | 86.9% | 89.6% | 92.4% | 95.2% | 98.0% |
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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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