| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 30.1% | 31.9% | 33.7% | 35.4% | 37.1% | 38.9% |  
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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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| 13.75% | 14.09% | 14.43% | 14.76% | 15.10% | 15.44% |  
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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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| 1.02% | 1.14% | 1.26% | 1.38% | 1.50% | 1.62% |  
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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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| 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.37% | 0.43% | 0.50% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 90.3% | 91.6% | 92.9% | 94.2% | 95.5% | 96.9% |  
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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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| 18.8% | 23.8% | 28.7% | 33.7% | 38.6% | 43.6% |  
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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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| 9.8% | 12.9% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 21.9% | 24.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.38% | 0.75% | 1.13% | 1.51% | 1.89% |  
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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% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 0.65% | 0.87% | 1.09% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 87.3% | 89.9% | 92.4% | 94.9% | 97.5% | 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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