| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 27.6% | 29.3% | 31.0% | 32.8% | 34.5% | 36.2% |  
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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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| 8.5% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 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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| 0.00% | 0.49% | 0.99% | 1.48% | 1.97% | 2.47% |  
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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% | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.70% | 0.93% | 1.17% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 80.5% | 84.0% | 87.5% | 91.0% | 94.5% | 98.0% |  
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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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| 27.1% | 30.1% | 33.0% | 35.9% | 38.9% | 41.9% |  
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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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| 5.0% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 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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| 0.00% | 0.49% | 0.99% | 1.48% | 1.97% | 2.47% |  
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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% | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.70% | 0.93% | 1.17% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 80.5% | 84.4% | 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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