Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.9% | 27.8% | 29.7% | 31.6% | 33.5% | 35.4% |
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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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1.9% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 15.3% |
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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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0.30% | 0.68% | 1.04% | 1.41% | 1.78% | 2.15% |
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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% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.75% | 0.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.6% | 86.9% | 88.1% | 89.4% | 90.7% | 92.0% |
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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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26.2% | 28.4% | 30.5% | 32.5% | 34.6% | 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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1.7% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 11.2% | 14.3% | 17.5% |
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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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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% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.52% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.5% | 81.8% | 86.0% | 90.2% | 94.4% | 98.6% |
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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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