Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.3% | 29.9% | 32.5% | 35.1% | 37.7% | 40.4% |
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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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6.5% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
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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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0.78% | 0.94% | 1.10% | 1.25% | 1.40% | 1.56% |
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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% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.70% | 0.89% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.7% | 89.1% | 91.5% | 93.9% | 96.2% | 98.7% |
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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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25.6% | 28.6% | 31.5% | 34.4% | 37.4% | 40.4% |
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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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3.5% | 6.7% | 9.9% | 13.1% | 16.2% | 19.5% |
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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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0.72% | 0.88% | 1.03% | 1.19% | 1.35% | 1.51% |
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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% | 0.24% | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.61% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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93.7% | 95.0% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 98.8% | 100.0% |
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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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