Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.3% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 21.6% |
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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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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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1.02% | 1.36% | 1.68% | 2.01% | 2.34% | 2.67% |
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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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0.08% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.28% | 0.35% | 0.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.96% | 84.15% | 84.34% | 84.52% | 84.71% | 84.90% |
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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% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 22.6% |
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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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6.7% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
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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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0.88% | 1.35% | 1.81% | 2.28% | 2.75% | 3.22% |
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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% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.3% | 84.3% | 85.2% | 86.1% | 87.0% | 88.0% |
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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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6.3% | 10.4% | 14.4% | 18.5% | 22.5% | 26.6% |
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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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3.4% | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 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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0.0% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10.3% |
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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% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 1.28% | 1.71% | 2.14% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.8% | 75.2% | 79.6% | 84.0% | 88.4% | 92.8% |
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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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