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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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| 17.6% | 20.4% | 23.1% | 25.8% | 28.5% | 31.2% | 
 
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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 1.16% | 
 
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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% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 90.2% | 91.4% | 92.5% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 96.0% | 
 
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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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| 20.8% | 24.8% | 28.8% | 32.8% | 36.8% | 40.8% | 
 
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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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| 2.4% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 
 
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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% | 0.49% | 0.99% | 1.48% | 1.98% | 2.48% | 
 
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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% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.96% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 92.2% | 93.8% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 98.4% | 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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