Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.7% | 29.1% | 32.4% | 35.8% | 39.2% | 42.6% |
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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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8.2% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 17.4% | 20.4% | 23.5% |
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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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1.50% | 1.68% | 1.86% | 2.04% | 2.22% | 2.41% |
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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% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.28% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.1% | 90.9% | 91.5% | 92.2% | 92.9% | 93.6% |
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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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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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6.0% | 10.2% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 22.6% | 26.7% |
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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% | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.49% | 0.65% | 0.82% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.0% | 79.4% | 83.9% | 88.3% | 92.7% | 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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