Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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12.8% | 14.6% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 20.0% | 21.8% |
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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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5.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 12.2% |
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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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1.35% | 1.83% | 2.31% | 2.78% | 3.25% | 3.73% |
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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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0.96% | 1.36% | 1.75% | 2.14% | 2.52% | 2.92% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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66.7% | 70.2% | 73.8% | 77.3% | 80.8% | 84.3% |
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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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9.3% | 13.0% | 16.6% | 20.2% | 23.8% | 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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2.4% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 11.2% | 14.1% | 17.1% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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62.0% | 66.8% | 71.6% | 76.3% | 81.0% | 85.8% |
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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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