Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.5% | 29.4% | 30.3% | 31.1% | 32.0% | 32.9% |
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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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7.3% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 15.4% |
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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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0.80% | 0.87% | 0.93% | 0.99% | 1.05% | 1.12% |
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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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0.150% | 0.174% | 0.198% | 0.221% | 0.245% | 0.269% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.4% | 80.0% | 82.5% | 85.0% | 87.5% | 90.0% |
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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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26.8% | 29.6% | 32.4% | 35.2% | 37.9% | 40.8% |
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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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1.3% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 13.5% |
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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% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.4% | 84.3% | 88.3% | 92.2% | 96.1% | 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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