Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.9% | 23.4% | 24.0% | 24.5% | 25.0% | 25.6% |
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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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9.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.8% |
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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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1.48% | 1.55% | 1.62% | 1.69% | 1.76% | 1.83% |
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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% | 0.59% | 0.67% | 0.74% | 0.82% | 0.90% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.5% | 81.6% | 82.7% | 83.7% | 84.8% | 85.9% |
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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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20.3% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 27.2% |
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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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3.7% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 13.0% | 15.4% |
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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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0.34% | 0.76% | 1.18% | 1.60% | 2.02% | 2.44% |
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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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0.29% | 0.52% | 0.74% | 0.97% | 1.19% | 1.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.8% | 78.4% | 81.9% | 85.4% | 88.9% | 92.5% |
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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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7.7% | 12.7% | 17.7% | 22.7% | 27.7% | 32.8% |
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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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2.8% | 6.8% | 10.7% | 14.6% | 18.5% | 22.5% |
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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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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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