| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 31.0% | 33.1% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 39.4% | 41.6% |  
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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% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 16.0% | 18.9% | 21.7% |  
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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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| 0.53% | 0.72% | 0.91% | 1.11% | 1.30% | 1.50% |  
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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% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.80% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 93.6% | 94.9% | 96.2% | 97.5% | 98.7% | 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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| 25.8% | 30.1% | 34.3% | 38.6% | 42.8% | 47.1% |  
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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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| 7.4% | 11.0% | 14.5% | 18.0% | 21.5% | 25.1% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 85.7% | 88.6% | 91.4% | 94.3% | 97.1% | 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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