Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.0% | 28.2% | 29.3% | 30.5% | 31.6% | 32.8% |
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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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10.60% | 10.89% | 11.17% | 11.45% | 11.73% | 12.02% |
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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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1.40% | 1.54% | 1.67% | 1.81% | 1.95% | 2.09% |
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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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0.14% | 0.46% | 0.77% | 1.08% | 1.39% | 1.70% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.7% | 85.4% | 87.0% | 88.6% | 90.3% | 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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16.8% | 21.7% | 26.6% | 31.5% | 36.3% | 41.3% |
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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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6.5% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 13.9% |
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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 male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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