| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 21.5% | 24.1% | 26.7% | 29.3% | 31.9% | 34.6% |  
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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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| 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 12.0% |  
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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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| 0.36% | 0.81% | 1.26% | 1.71% | 2.16% | 2.61% |  
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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% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.36% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 93.4% | 94.4% | 95.4% | 96.4% | 97.4% | 98.4% |  
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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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| 13.7% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 28.5% | 33.4% | 38.4% |  
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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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| 4.0% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 14.6% | 17.3% |  
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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 married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 80.8% | 84.7% | 88.5% | 92.4% | 96.2% | 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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