| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 19.6% | 23.9% | 28.2% | 32.5% | 36.8% | 41.2% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.67% | 0.84% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 92.3% | 93.3% | 94.3% | 95.2% | 96.2% | 97.2% |  
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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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| 15.7% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 28.2% | 32.3% | 36.5% |  
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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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| 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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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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