Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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12.9% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 24.0% | 26.9% |
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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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6.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 13.1% |
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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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2.201% | 2.231% | 2.261% | 2.290% | 2.320% | 2.349% |
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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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0.74% | 1.04% | 1.34% | 1.64% | 1.94% | 2.25% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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61.4% | 62.9% | 64.3% | 65.7% | 67.2% | 68.7% |
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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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10.7% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 18.4% |
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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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11.2% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
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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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50.5% | 53.8% | 57.0% | 60.2% | 63.4% | 66.7% |
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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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