Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.59% | 27.08% | 27.55% | 28.03% | 28.51% | 28.99% |
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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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10.7% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 15.9% |
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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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1.18% | 1.33% | 1.48% | 1.62% | 1.76% | 1.91% |
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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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0.33% | 0.41% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.62% | 0.69% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.0% | 87.0% | 87.8% | 88.7% | 89.5% | 90.5% |
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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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24.3% | 25.4% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 28.6% | 29.7% |
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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% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.8% | 14.9% |
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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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1.22% | 1.29% | 1.36% | 1.42% | 1.49% | 1.56% |
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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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0.37% | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.64% | 0.73% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.7% | 86.7% | 87.6% | 88.5% | 89.5% | 90.4% |
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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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0.0% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 12.7% | 17.0% | 21.3% |
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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% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 11.5% |
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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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