Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.2% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 20.6% |
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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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10.8% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 18.4% |
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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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0.20% | 0.66% | 1.12% | 1.58% | 2.03% | 2.50% |
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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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0.40% | 0.48% | 0.54% | 0.61% | 0.68% | 0.76% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.5% | 78.9% | 81.2% | 83.5% | 85.9% | 88.3% |
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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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9.9% | 13.2% | 16.5% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 26.4% |
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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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2.7% | 6.8% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 19.0% | 23.1% |
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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% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 1.82% |
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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% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 1.03% | 1.37% | 1.72% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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69.1% | 73.3% | 77.4% | 81.5% | 85.6% | 89.7% |
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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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