Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.7% | 24.8% | 29.0% | 33.1% | 37.2% | 41.3% |
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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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14.0% | 14.7% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 16.6% | 17.3% |
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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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0.67% | 1.07% | 1.47% | 1.87% | 2.27% | 2.68% |
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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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0.06% | 0.29% | 0.53% | 0.76% | 1.00% | 1.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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93.9% | 94.6% | 95.3% | 96.0% | 96.7% | 97.4% |
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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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24.6% | 29.5% | 34.3% | 39.1% | 44.0% | 48.8% |
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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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6.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 16.0% | 18.3% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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91.0% | 92.6% | 94.1% | 95.7% | 97.2% | 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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