| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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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% | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.46% | 0.62% | 0.78% |  
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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% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 1.01% | 1.34% | 1.68% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 83.8% | 87.1% | 90.3% | 93.5% | 96.8% | 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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| 30.12% | 30.55% | 30.98% | 31.40% | 31.83% | 32.26% |  
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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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| 0.44% | 0.75% | 1.07% | 1.38% | 1.69% | 2.00% |  
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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% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 1.01% | 1.34% | 1.68% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 89.4% | 90.4% | 91.2% | 92.1% | 93.0% | 94.0% |  
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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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