Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.4% | 24.0% | 24.5% | 25.1% | 25.6% | 26.1% |
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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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11.7% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 14.6% |
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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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1.24% | 1.31% | 1.38% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.59% |
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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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0.74% | 0.88% | 1.00% | 1.13% | 1.26% | 1.39% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.6% | 86.6% | 87.5% | 88.4% | 89.3% | 90.3% |
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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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14.6% | 17.9% | 21.3% | 24.6% | 27.9% | 31.3% |
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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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4.2% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 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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0.64% | 0.90% | 1.14% | 1.39% | 1.64% | 1.89% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.9% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 94.3% | 95.7% | 97.2% |
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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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14.6% | 18.6% | 22.7% | 26.7% | 30.8% | 34.8% |
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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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6.1% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 17.1% | 20.7% | 24.4% |
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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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80.5% | 84.5% | 88.3% | 92.2% | 96.1% | 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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