Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.9% | 26.5% | 29.0% | 31.6% | 34.1% | 36.7% |
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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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7.5% | 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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0.88% | 1.30% | 1.71% | 2.12% | 2.53% | 2.94% |
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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% | 0.46% | 0.68% | 0.91% | 1.14% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.7% | 82.6% | 85.4% | 88.3% | 91.1% | 94.0% |
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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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24.3% | 27.5% | 30.6% | 33.7% | 36.8% | 40.0% |
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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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7.5% | 8.5% | 9.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.6% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.1% | 78.7% | 83.2% | 87.7% | 92.2% | 96.8% |
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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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