Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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28.2% | 29.1% | 30.0% | 30.9% | 31.8% | 32.7% |
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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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10.74% | 11.09% | 11.42% | 11.76% | 12.10% | 12.44% |
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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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1.42% | 1.56% | 1.70% | 1.83% | 1.97% | 2.11% |
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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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0.23% | 0.32% | 0.41% | 0.50% | 0.58% | 0.67% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.6% | 89.2% | 89.8% | 90.4% | 90.9% | 91.6% |
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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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20.1% | 23.2% | 26.2% | 29.2% | 32.2% | 35.2% |
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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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6.3% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 15.6% |
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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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82.1% | 85.7% | 89.3% | 92.8% | 96.4% | 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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