Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.3% | 22.9% | 25.4% | 28.0% | 30.5% | 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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13.2% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 15.6% | 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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2.20% | 2.30% | 2.40% | 2.49% | 2.58% | 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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2.00% | 2.09% | 2.17% | 2.25% | 2.33% | 2.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.5% | 83.4% | 84.3% | 85.2% | 86.1% | 87.1% |
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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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14.7% | 19.1% | 23.4% | 27.7% | 32.0% | 36.4% |
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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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7.4% | 12.1% | 16.8% | 21.5% | 26.1% | 30.8% |
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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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70.2% | 74.6% | 78.9% | 83.2% | 87.5% | 91.9% |
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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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