Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.70% | 14.77% | 14.83% | 14.89% | 14.96% | 15.02% |
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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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11.8% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.5% | 16.4% |
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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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0.20% | 0.55% | 0.90% | 1.25% | 1.60% | 1.96% |
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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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3.3% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.5% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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42.4% | 44.4% | 46.3% | 48.3% | 50.2% | 52.2% |
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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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13.2% | 14.4% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 17.9% | 19.1% |
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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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16.6% | 18.9% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 27.6% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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4.75% | 5.19% | 5.61% | 6.04% | 6.47% | 6.90% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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55.67% | 56.04% | 56.40% | 56.77% | 57.13% | 57.50% |
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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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