Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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33.5% | 35.2% | 36.9% | 38.6% | 40.3% | 42.0% |
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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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12.28% | 12.60% | 12.90% | 13.21% | 13.52% | 13.83% |
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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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1.49% | 1.65% | 1.80% | 1.95% | 2.11% | 2.27% |
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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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0.37% | 0.43% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.59% | 0.64% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.9% | 90.5% | 91.1% | 91.6% | 92.2% | 92.8% |
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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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29.4% | 32.9% | 36.3% | 39.8% | 43.2% | 46.7% |
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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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7.5% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 19.6% |
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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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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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85.1% | 88.1% | 91.1% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 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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