Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% | 23.5% | 25.4% | 27.4% |
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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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9.6% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 18.1% | 20.3% |
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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% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 1.12% |
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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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1.6% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.0% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.6% | 71.9% | 73.2% | 74.4% | 75.7% | 77.0% |
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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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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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8.41% | 8.59% | 8.75% | 8.92% | 9.09% | 9.26% |
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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% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.75% | 2.20% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.0% | 77.6% | 80.1% | 82.6% | 85.1% | 87.6% |
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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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