Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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13.2% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 23.3% | 25.8% |
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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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5.7% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 11.8% |
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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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0.67% | 0.92% | 1.15% | 1.39% | 1.63% | 1.87% |
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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% | 0.30% | 0.61% | 0.91% | 1.22% | 1.53% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.6% | 82.5% | 86.3% | 90.2% | 94.0% | 97.9% |
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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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20.2% | 21.2% | 22.1% | 23.1% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
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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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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% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.47% | 1.96% | 2.45% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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72.6% | 77.3% | 81.9% | 86.5% | 91.2% | 95.8% |
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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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