| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 19.0% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 25.3% | 27.4% | 29.5% |  
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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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| 2.6% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 10.9% | 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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| 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% | 0.31% | 0.62% | 0.94% | 1.25% | 1.56% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 75.2% | 80.2% | 85.2% | 90.1% | 95.1% | 100.0% |  
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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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| 16.9% | 20.7% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 32.2% | 36.1% |  
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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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| 1.2% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 14.5% |  
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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% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.59% | 1.99% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 73.9% | 78.6% | 83.2% | 87.9% | 92.5% | 97.2% |  
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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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