Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.9% | 27.7% | 28.4% | 29.0% | 29.7% | 30.5% |
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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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9.7% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 20.6% |
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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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0.50% | 0.75% | 0.98% | 1.22% | 1.45% | 1.69% |
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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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0.25% | 0.47% | 0.67% | 0.88% | 1.09% | 1.30% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.9% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 92.6% | 93.7% | 95.0% |
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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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21.4% | 25.8% | 30.2% | 34.5% | 38.9% | 43.3% |
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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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3.9% | 7.1% | 10.3% | 13.6% | 16.8% | 20.0% |
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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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79.6% | 83.7% | 87.8% | 91.8% | 95.9% | 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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