| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 27.7% | 29.5% | 31.2% | 33.0% | 34.7% | 36.5% |  
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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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| 7.4% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.5% |  
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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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| 0.85% | 1.01% | 1.16% | 1.31% | 1.46% | 1.62% |  
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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% | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.73% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 90.8% | 91.5% | 92.2% | 92.8% | 93.5% | 94.2% |  
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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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| 18.8% | 22.9% | 27.1% | 31.2% | 35.4% | 39.6% |  
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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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| 3.0% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 11.1% | 13.8% | 16.6% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.49% | 0.99% | 1.48% | 1.97% | 2.47% |  
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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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| 88.0% | 90.5% | 92.9% | 95.2% | 97.6% | 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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