| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 27.1% | 27.8% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.7% | 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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| 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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| 1.278% | 1.287% | 1.296% | 1.304% | 1.313% | 1.322% |  
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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% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.49% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 64.80% | 65.25% | 65.69% | 66.14% | 66.58% | 67.03% |  
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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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| 26.9% | 28.2% | 29.4% | 30.6% | 31.8% | 33.1% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 14.0% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.47% | 0.95% | 1.42% | 1.89% | 2.37% |  
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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% | 0.21% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.06% |  
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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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