Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.2% | 23.9% | 25.5% | 27.1% | 28.7% | 30.4% |
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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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8.3% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 18.1% |
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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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0.80% | 1.21% | 1.61% | 2.02% | 2.42% | 2.84% |
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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% | 0.19% | 0.37% | 0.56% | 0.74% | 0.93% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.5% | 79.4% | 82.2% | 85.1% | 87.9% | 90.8% |
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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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22.2% | 24.6% | 26.9% | 29.3% | 31.6% | 34.0% |
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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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8.3% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 18.9% | 21.6% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.0% | 82.0% | 85.1% | 88.1% | 91.1% | 94.2% |
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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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