Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.2% | 25.2% | 26.2% | 27.2% | 28.1% | 29.1% |
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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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8.40% | 8.66% | 8.90% | 9.15% | 9.40% | 9.65% |
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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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1.04% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 1.20% | 1.26% | 1.31% |
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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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0.18% | 0.33% | 0.48% | 0.63% | 0.78% | 0.93% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.9% | 89.6% | 90.2% | 90.8% | 91.4% | 92.1% |
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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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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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5.0% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 16.4% |
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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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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 1.50% | 1.88% |
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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% | 0.60% | 0.80% | 1.01% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.4% | 89.2% | 91.9% | 94.6% | 97.3% | 100.0% |
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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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17.3% | 21.2% | 25.0% | 28.9% | 32.7% | 36.5% |
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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% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 15.8% | 19.8% |
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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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0.00% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.66% | 0.89% | 1.11% |
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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% | 0.50% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.98% | 2.48% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.8% | 83.8% | 87.9% | 91.9% | 96.0% | 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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