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% | 28.5% | 29.6% | 30.8% | 31.9% | 33.1% |
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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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11.0% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 16.3% |
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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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1.60% | 1.72% | 1.85% | 1.97% | 2.09% | 2.21% |
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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% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.20% | 1.60% | 2.01% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.4% | 83.2% | 84.9% | 86.6% | 88.3% | 90.1% |
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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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19.0% | 22.1% | 25.1% | 28.2% | 31.2% | 34.3% |
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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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4.0% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 13.8% | 17.0% | 20.3% |
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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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71.5% | 76.4% | 81.3% | 86.1% | 91.0% | 95.9% |
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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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