Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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36.1% | 37.5% | 38.9% | 40.4% | 41.8% | 43.2% |
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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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6.43% | 6.79% | 7.14% | 7.49% | 7.84% | 8.20% |
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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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0.00% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.66% |
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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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0.51% | 0.71% | 0.91% | 1.11% | 1.31% | 1.52% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.8% | 83.3% | 85.8% | 88.3% | 90.7% | 93.3% |
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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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18.6% | 23.6% | 28.5% | 33.4% | 38.3% | 43.2% |
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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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2.0% | 5.0% | 7.9% | 10.9% | 13.8% | 16.8% |
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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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80.8% | 84.7% | 88.5% | 92.3% | 96.2% | 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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