Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.9% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 30.9% | 31.6% | 32.3% |
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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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11.9% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 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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1.951% | 1.958% | 1.964% | 1.970% | 1.976% | 1.983% |
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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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0.50% | 0.57% | 0.63% | 0.69% | 0.76% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.1% | 84.1% | 85.0% | 85.9% | 86.7% | 87.7% |
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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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28.1% | 29.0% | 29.7% | 30.5% | 31.3% | 32.1% |
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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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5.5% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 16.7% | 19.6% |
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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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1.54% | 1.73% | 1.91% | 2.08% | 2.26% | 2.44% |
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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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0.24% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.65% | 0.78% | 0.92% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.3% | 80.3% | 82.4% | 84.4% | 86.4% | 88.5% |
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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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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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1.6% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 13.7% | 16.7% |
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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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70.5% | 74.6% | 78.6% | 82.7% | 86.7% | 90.8% |
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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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