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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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| 13.28% | 13.58% | 13.87% | 14.17% | 14.46% | 14.76% | 
 
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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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| 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 
 
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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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| 0.51% | 0.78% | 1.05% | 1.33% | 1.60% | 1.87% | 
 
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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% | 0.32% | 0.63% | 0.95% | 1.26% | 1.59% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 80.0% | 82.1% | 84.1% | 86.1% | 88.2% | 90.2% | 
 
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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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| 11.3% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 
 
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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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| 7.6% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 14.6% | 
 
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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% | 0.37% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 1.49% | 1.87% | 
 
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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% | 0.36% | 0.71% | 1.07% | 1.42% | 1.78% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 68.6% | 73.0% | 77.3% | 81.6% | 85.9% | 90.2% | 
 
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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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