Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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10.2% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 17.1% | 18.8% |
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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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7.9% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
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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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4.44% | 4.66% | 4.87% | 5.07% | 5.28% | 5.49% |
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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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2.232% | 2.280% | 2.328% | 2.376% | 2.424% | 2.473% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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55.5% | 59.3% | 63.1% | 66.9% | 70.7% | 74.6% |
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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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8.7% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 18.2% | 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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5.6% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 15.2% |
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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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3.1% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10.1% |
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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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2.38% | 2.67% | 2.96% | 3.24% | 3.53% | 3.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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52.3% | 53.2% | 54.0% | 54.9% | 55.7% | 56.6% |
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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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