Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.0% | 24.4% | 27.8% | 31.1% | 34.5% | 37.9% |
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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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5.5% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 12.5% | 14.8% | 17.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.32% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.0% | 86.1% | 89.1% | 92.1% | 95.1% | 98.2% |
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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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29.96% | 30.19% | 30.42% | 30.65% | 30.88% | 31.11% |
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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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6.32% | 6.70% | 7.08% | 7.46% | 7.83% | 8.22% |
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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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1.237% | 1.279% | 1.320% | 1.361% | 1.402% | 1.444% |
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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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0.11% | 0.19% | 0.26% | 0.33% | 0.41% | 0.49% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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93.88% | 94.27% | 94.65% | 95.04% | 95.42% | 95.81% |
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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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