Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.6% | 29.4% | 30.1% | 30.8% | 31.5% | 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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14.72% | 15.03% | 15.34% | 15.64% | 15.95% | 16.25% |
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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% | 1.62% | 1.71% | 1.79% | 1.87% | 1.96% |
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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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0.505% | 0.528% | 0.550% | 0.573% | 0.595% | 0.618% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.0% | 84.0% | 84.9% | 85.8% | 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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28.5% | 29.3% | 30.1% | 30.9% | 31.7% | 32.5% |
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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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16.8% | 17.8% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 22.0% |
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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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1.14% | 1.38% | 1.62% | 1.85% | 2.09% | 2.33% |
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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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0.44% | 0.57% | 0.68% | 0.80% | 0.92% | 1.04% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.12% | 89.45% | 89.78% | 90.11% | 90.44% | 90.77% |
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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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20.7% | 24.9% | 29.1% | 33.3% | 37.5% | 41.7% |
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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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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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0.0% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 12.9% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.3% | 78.9% | 83.4% | 87.8% | 92.3% | 96.8% |
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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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