Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.7% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 26.4% | 27.0% | 27.6% |
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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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7.6% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
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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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0.73% | 0.90% | 1.07% | 1.24% | 1.41% | 1.58% |
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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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0.654% | 0.673% | 0.691% | 0.709% | 0.728% | 0.747% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.5% | 87.3% | 89.2% | 91.0% | 92.8% | 94.7% |
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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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16.5% | 20.4% | 24.2% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 35.8% |
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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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2.8% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10.8% | 13.5% | 16.2% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.4% | 80.4% | 85.3% | 90.2% | 95.1% | 100.0% |
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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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16.2% | 20.0% | 23.8% | 27.6% | 31.4% | 35.2% |
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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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3.2% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 13.6% |
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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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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.73% | 1.10% | 1.46% | 1.83% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.3% | 85.1% | 88.8% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 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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