Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.6% | 29.5% | 31.3% | 33.1% | 34.9% | 36.8% |
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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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8.1% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 15.5% |
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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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1.687% | 1.731% | 1.775% | 1.819% | 1.862% | 1.906% |
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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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0.55% | 0.85% | 1.14% | 1.43% | 1.72% | 2.01% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.2% | 84.0% | 85.8% | 87.6% | 89.4% | 91.2% |
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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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26.0% | 28.9% | 31.8% | 34.7% | 37.6% | 40.5% |
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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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4.8% | 8.6% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 23.5% |
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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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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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79.4% | 83.6% | 87.7% | 91.8% | 95.9% | 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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