Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.7% | 17.5% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 22.8% | 24.6% |
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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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6.03% | 6.44% | 6.85% | 7.25% | 7.66% | 8.07% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.77% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.9% | 83.7% | 85.5% | 87.2% | 89.0% | 90.8% |
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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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14.5% | 18.3% | 22.1% | 25.8% | 29.6% | 33.4% |
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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% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 12.0% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.6% | 81.5% | 85.4% | 89.3% | 93.2% | 97.2% |
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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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