| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 24.1% | 27.5% | 30.8% | 34.2% | 37.5% | 40.9% |  
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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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| 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 12.3% |  
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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% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 92.6% | 94.2% | 95.6% | 97.1% | 98.5% | 100.0% |  
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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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| 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% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 13.8% | 16.4% |  
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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% | 0.42% | 0.84% | 1.25% | 1.67% | 2.10% |  
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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% | 0.40% | 0.81% | 1.21% | 1.62% | 2.03% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 80.8% | 84.6% | 88.5% | 92.3% | 96.2% | 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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