| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 20.67% | 20.95% | 21.22% | 21.50% | 21.78% | 22.06% |  
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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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| 8.0% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 16.4% |  
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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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| 1.28% | 1.45% | 1.62% | 1.79% | 1.95% | 2.13% |  
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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% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.17% | 1.46% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 84.12% | 84.21% | 84.30% | 84.39% | 84.48% | 84.57% |  
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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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| 14.5% | 18.2% | 21.9% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 32.9% |  
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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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| 4.4% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 12.1% | 14.1% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 81.3% | 83.5% | 85.7% | 87.9% | 90.0% | 92.2% |  
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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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