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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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| 12.0% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 18.9% | 20.6% | 
 
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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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| 4.8% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 14.6% | 
 
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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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| 0.00% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.97% | 
 
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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% | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.71% | 0.95% | 1.19% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 83.8% | 86.0% | 88.2% | 90.4% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 
 
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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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| 10.0% | 12.1% | 14.3% | 16.4% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 
 
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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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| 3.5% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 
 
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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% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.43% | 0.55% | 
 
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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% | 0.28% | 0.55% | 0.83% | 1.10% | 1.38% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 80.6% | 83.5% | 86.3% | 89.1% | 92.0% | 94.9% | 
 
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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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