| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.2% | 17.6% | 20.0% | 22.3% | 24.7% | 27.1% |  
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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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| 4.3% | 5.9% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 11.9% |  
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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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| 0.71% | 1.05% | 1.39% | 1.73% | 2.07% | 2.41% |  
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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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| 62.9% | 65.0% | 67.0% | 69.0% | 71.1% | 73.1% |  
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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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| 20.3% | 21.6% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 25.4% | 26.7% |  
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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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| 3.0% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.11% | 1.48% | 1.85% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 62.6% | 65.5% | 68.5% | 71.4% | 74.3% | 77.3% |  
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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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