| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 28.5% | 31.3% | 34.1% | 36.9% | 39.7% | 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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| 12.5% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 19.1% | 21.3% | 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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| 0.97% | 1.35% | 1.73% | 2.11% | 2.48% | 2.86% |  
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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% | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.40% | 0.54% | 0.68% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 90.1% | 91.2% | 92.2% | 93.2% | 94.2% | 95.2% |  
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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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| 21.9% | 26.2% | 30.4% | 34.6% | 38.8% | 43.1% |  
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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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| 5.5% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 16.2% | 19.7% | 23.3% |  
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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% | 0.38% | 0.75% | 1.13% | 1.51% | 1.89% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 84.2% | 87.4% | 90.6% | 93.7% | 96.9% | 100.0% |  
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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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