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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