Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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12.4% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 15.1% |
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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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6.6% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 16.4% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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3.3% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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42.4% | 46.4% | 50.2% | 54.1% | 58.0% | 62.0% |
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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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10.3% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 17.3% | 19.6% | 21.9% |
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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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4.3% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 18.3% | 22.9% | 27.6% |
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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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1.8% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 11.8% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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42.9% | 46.5% | 50.1% | 53.7% | 57.2% | 60.8% |
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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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