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% | 29.0% | 30.4% | 31.9% | 33.3% | 34.7% |
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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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7.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 12.2% | 13.5% |
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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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0.81% | 1.01% | 1.20% | 1.39% | 1.58% | 1.78% |
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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% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.92% | 1.23% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.6% | 88.2% | 88.8% | 89.4% | 90.0% | 90.6% |
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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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24.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 36.0% | 39.9% | 43.9% |
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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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0.0% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 13.4% | 17.8% | 22.3% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.0% | 80.8% | 85.6% | 90.4% | 95.2% | 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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