| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 10.9% | 14.4% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 24.9% | 28.4% |  
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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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| 7.6% | 9.6% | 11.7% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 17.8% |  
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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% | 0.30% | 0.59% | 0.89% | 1.18% | 1.49% |  
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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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| 0.41% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.05% | 1.27% | 1.49% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 81.4% | 85.2% | 88.9% | 92.6% | 96.3% | 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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| 16.0% | 18.2% | 20.3% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 26.6% |  
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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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| 6.4% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 14.0% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.39% | 0.59% | 0.78% | 0.98% |  
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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% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 1.08% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 77.2% | 81.8% | 86.3% | 90.9% | 95.4% | 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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