Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.1% | 20.9% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 26.3% | 28.1% |
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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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10.93% | 11.21% | 11.50% | 11.78% | 12.06% | 12.34% |
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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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1.52% | 1.76% | 2.00% | 2.23% | 2.47% | 2.72% |
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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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0.27% | 0.53% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.27% | 1.52% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.6% | 81.8% | 83.0% | 84.1% | 85.3% | 86.5% |
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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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14.3% | 17.3% | 20.2% | 23.2% | 26.1% | 29.1% |
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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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9.5% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 14.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.50% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.98% | 2.49% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.2% | 76.4% | 79.6% | 82.8% | 86.0% | 89.3% |
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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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12.0% | 15.7% | 19.3% | 22.9% | 26.5% | 30.2% |
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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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9.1% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 16.1% |
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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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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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71.2% | 75.0% | 78.7% | 82.4% | 86.1% | 89.9% |
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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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