| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 25.4% | 27.0% | 28.6% | 30.1% | 31.7% | 33.3% |  
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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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| 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 11.7% |  
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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% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.35% | 1.80% | 2.26% |  
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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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| 76.9% | 80.9% | 84.8% | 88.7% | 92.6% | 96.6% |  
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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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| 23.7% | 26.1% | 28.5% | 30.9% | 33.3% | 35.8% |  
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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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| 3.6% | 5.7% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 14.2% |  
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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% | 0.47% | 0.93% | 1.40% | 1.87% | 2.34% |  
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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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| 76.9% | 81.1% | 85.3% | 89.5% | 93.7% | 97.9% |  
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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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