| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 26.6% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 31.2% | 32.8% | 34.3% |  
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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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| 13.7% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 18.9% | 20.6% | 22.4% |  
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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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| 0.36% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.75% | 2.10% |  
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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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| 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.44% | 0.49% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 88.7% | 89.4% | 90.1% | 90.8% | 91.5% | 92.2% |  
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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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| 23.0% | 25.6% | 28.1% | 30.7% | 33.2% | 35.8% |  
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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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| 7.9% | 10.9% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 19.9% | 23.0% |  
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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% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.81% | 1.02% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 77.7% | 80.4% | 83.0% | 85.7% | 88.3% | 91.0% |  
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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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