| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 19.4% | 21.1% | 22.6% | 24.2% | 25.8% | 27.4% |  
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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% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 14.3% |  
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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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| 0.44% | 0.95% | 1.44% | 1.94% | 2.44% | 2.94% |  
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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% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.62% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 82.9% | 84.9% | 86.8% | 88.7% | 90.6% | 92.6% |  
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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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| 19.4% | 21.6% | 23.8% | 25.9% | 28.1% | 30.3% |  
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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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| 5.5% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 16.5% |  
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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% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 1.30% | 1.62% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 76.8% | 81.5% | 86.1% | 90.8% | 95.4% | 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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