Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.4% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 24.1% | 26.6% | 29.2% |
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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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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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0.05% | 0.29% | 0.52% | 0.75% | 0.98% | 1.22% |
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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% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.59% | 0.79% | 0.99% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.7% | 86.4% | 89.1% | 91.8% | 94.4% | 97.1% |
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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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5.3% | 10.2% | 15.1% | 20.0% | 24.9% | 29.8% |
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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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0.0% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 11.6% |
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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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0.00% | 0.29% | 0.57% | 0.86% | 1.14% | 1.43% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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10.4% | 15.1% | 19.7% | 24.3% | 29.0% | 33.6% |
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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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0.00% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.20% |
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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% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.73% | 0.97% | 1.22% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.7% | 83.6% | 87.4% | 91.3% | 95.1% | 99.1% |
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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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