Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.8% | 29.4% | 30.9% | 32.5% | 34.0% | 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% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 17.0% |
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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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1.02% | 1.43% | 1.84% | 2.24% | 2.65% | 3.06% |
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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% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.8% | 88.9% | 90.1% | 91.2% | 92.3% | 93.5% |
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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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28.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 34.0% | 36.0% | 38.1% |
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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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7.7% | 10.5% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 18.6% | 21.4% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.4% | 89.2% | 91.9% | 94.6% | 97.3% | 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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