| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.4% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 23.5% | 26.1% | 28.9% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.64% |  
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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% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.79% | 1.00% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 87.6% | 90.1% | 92.6% | 95.0% | 97.5% | 100.0% |  
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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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| 15.4% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 20.8% | 22.2% |  
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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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| 5.39% | 5.84% | 6.28% | 6.72% | 7.16% | 7.60% |  
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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% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.63% |  
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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% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.21% | 0.26% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 89.0% | 91.2% | 93.4% | 95.6% | 97.8% | 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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