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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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| 22.3% | 22.9% | 23.4% | 23.9% | 24.5% | 25.0% | 
 
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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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| 3.44% | 3.62% | 3.80% | 3.97% | 4.15% | 4.33% | 
 
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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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| 4.90% | 5.03% | 5.16% | 5.28% | 5.41% | 5.55% | 
 
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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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| 1.01% | 1.15% | 1.28% | 1.42% | 1.56% | 1.70% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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| 19.4% | 22.7% | 25.9% | 29.1% | 32.3% | 35.6% | 
 
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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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