Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.8% | 27.4% | 27.9% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.7% |
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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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14.8% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 20.5% | 21.9% |
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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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1.430% | 1.442% | 1.454% | 1.466% | 1.478% | 1.491% |
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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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0.251% | 0.275% | 0.299% | 0.323% | 0.347% | 0.371% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.38% | 90.62% | 90.85% | 91.07% | 91.30% | 91.54% |
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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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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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7.6% | 11.8% | 15.9% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 28.3% |
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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% | 0.42% | 0.83% | 1.25% | 1.67% | 2.09% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.7% | 84.6% | 88.4% | 92.3% | 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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