Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.5% | 17.1% | 18.5% | 20.0% | 21.4% | 22.9% |
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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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6.94% | 7.25% | 7.56% | 7.87% | 8.17% | 8.48% |
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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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2.67% | 2.76% | 2.85% | 2.93% | 3.02% | 3.11% |
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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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1.516% | 1.552% | 1.587% | 1.623% | 1.658% | 1.693% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.8% | 73.4% | 74.1% | 74.7% | 75.3% | 76.0% |
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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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13.8% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 25.7% | 28.7% |
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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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4.1% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 12.0% |
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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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0.55% | 0.96% | 1.37% | 1.77% | 2.18% | 2.59% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.4% | 69.0% | 71.6% | 74.1% | 76.7% | 79.4% |
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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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11.7% | 15.5% | 19.2% | 22.9% | 26.6% | 30.4% |
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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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2.9% | 5.4% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 13.0% | 15.6% |
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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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0.55% | 1.01% | 1.48% | 1.94% | 2.40% | 2.86% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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