| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 17.9% | 19.0% | 20.1% | 21.2% | 22.2% | 23.3% |  
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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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| 7.9% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 13.6% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.79% | 1.00% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 72.4% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 79.7% | 82.2% | 84.7% |  
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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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| 15.2% | 17.6% | 20.0% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 27.3% |  
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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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| 3.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11.9% | 13.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.71% | 0.89% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 72.0% | 76.9% | 81.7% | 86.5% | 91.3% | 96.2% |  
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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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