Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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9.7% | 12.2% | 14.6% | 17.1% | 19.5% | 22.0% |
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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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13.7% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 18.7% | 20.3% | 22.0% |
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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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53.6% | 56.9% | 60.2% | 63.5% | 66.8% | 70.1% |
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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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5.8% | 9.4% | 13.0% | 16.5% | 20.1% | 23.7% |
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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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14.5% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 18.3% | 19.6% | 20.9% |
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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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2.98% | 3.15% | 3.32% | 3.49% | 3.66% | 3.84% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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50.6% | 54.2% | 57.8% | 61.4% | 65.0% | 68.7% |
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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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