Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.7% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 26.2% | 27.1% | 27.9% |
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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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6.1% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 13.7% |
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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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0.27% | 0.70% | 1.12% | 1.55% | 1.97% | 2.40% |
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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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0.54% | 0.71% | 0.88% | 1.04% | 1.21% | 1.38% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.9% | 80.9% | 83.9% | 86.9% | 89.9% | 92.9% |
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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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21.9% | 23.4% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 27.8% | 29.3% |
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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% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 15.8% |
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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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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% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.5% | 78.2% | 81.7% | 85.3% | 88.9% | 92.5% |
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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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