| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 20.9% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 24.1% | 25.1% | 26.2% |  
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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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| 3.5% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 12.5% |  
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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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| 1.45% | 1.67% | 1.88% | 2.09% | 2.31% | 2.52% |  
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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% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 81.5% | 84.5% | 87.5% | 90.4% | 93.4% | 96.4% |  
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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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| 16.1% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 24.2% | 26.9% | 29.6% |  
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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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| 3.2% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 12.5% |  
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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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| 0.81% | 1.28% | 1.73% | 2.19% | 2.65% | 3.11% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.55% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 81.0% | 84.6% | 88.3% | 91.9% | 95.5% | 99.2% |  
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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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