Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.6% | 28.3% | 30.0% | 31.7% | 33.3% | 35.1% |
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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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8.5% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 13.1% |
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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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1.13% | 1.19% | 1.25% | 1.30% | 1.36% | 1.42% |
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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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0.272% | 0.318% | 0.363% | 0.409% | 0.454% | 0.500% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.8% | 76.5% | 78.2% | 79.9% | 81.6% | 83.4% |
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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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24.5% | 27.0% | 29.5% | 32.1% | 34.6% | 37.1% |
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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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9.3% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
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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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0.91% | 1.00% | 1.10% | 1.19% | 1.28% | 1.37% |
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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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0.18% | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.35% | 0.41% | 0.47% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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91.2% | 91.8% | 92.3% | 92.8% | 93.3% | 93.9% |
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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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18.2% | 22.3% | 26.4% | 30.5% | 34.6% | 38.7% |
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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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3.0% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 18.5% |
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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% | 0.33% | 0.65% | 0.98% | 1.30% | 1.63% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.3% | 77.9% | 82.5% | 87.2% | 91.8% | 96.5% |
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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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