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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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| 30.0% | 31.3% | 32.5% | 33.8% | 35.1% | 36.4% | 
 
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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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| 6.1% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 22.8% | 
 
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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% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.82% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 88.0% | 89.8% | 91.5% | 93.2% | 95.0% | 96.7% | 
 
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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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| 23.1% | 26.7% | 30.2% | 33.7% | 37.3% | 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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| 6.1% | 10.9% | 15.7% | 20.5% | 25.2% | 30.0% | 
 
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| 0.00% | 0.42% | 0.85% | 1.27% | 1.70% | 2.13% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 89.1% | 91.1% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 96.9% | 98.9% | 
 
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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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