Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.3% | 24.8% | 28.2% | 31.6% | 35.0% | 38.4% |
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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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8.3% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.8% | 11.5% |
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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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1.34% | 1.59% | 1.83% | 2.08% | 2.32% | 2.57% |
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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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0.26% | 0.36% | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.63% | 0.72% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.1% | 86.8% | 88.4% | 90.1% | 91.7% | 93.4% |
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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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3.2% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 16.0% |
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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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0.00% | 0.26% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 1.04% | 1.30% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.6% | 86.3% | 88.9% | 91.5% | 94.1% | 96.8% |
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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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