| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 22.6% | 25.2% | 27.8% | 30.4% | 33.0% | 35.6% |  
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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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| 8.6% | 13.6% | 18.5% | 23.5% | 28.4% | 33.4% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.36% | 1.81% | 2.27% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 82.3% | 84.7% | 87.1% | 89.5% | 91.8% | 94.3% |  
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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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| 12.5% | 17.5% | 22.5% | 27.4% | 32.3% | 37.3% |  
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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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| 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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| 0.0% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 15.4% |  
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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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