| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 13.6% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 20.9% | 23.4% | 25.8% |  
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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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| 4.0% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 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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| 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.65% | 0.81% |  
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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% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.24% | 0.31% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 82.9% | 85.2% | 87.5% | 89.8% | 92.1% | 94.5% |  
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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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| 13.5% | 16.8% | 20.0% | 23.2% | 26.5% | 29.7% |  
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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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| 5.4% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 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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| 0.00% | 0.32% | 0.64% | 0.96% | 1.28% | 1.60% |  
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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% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.81% | 1.08% | 1.36% |  
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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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