Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.9% | 23.1% | 25.3% | 27.6% | 29.8% | 32.0% |
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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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9.22% | 9.51% | 9.79% | 10.07% | 10.36% | 10.64% |
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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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1.24% | 1.59% | 1.92% | 2.26% | 2.60% | 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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0.44% | 0.51% | 0.58% | 0.65% | 0.72% | 0.79% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.6% | 83.0% | 85.3% | 87.6% | 90.0% | 92.4% |
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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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14.9% | 19.6% | 24.4% | 29.1% | 33.8% | 38.6% |
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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% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 14.5% | 16.8% |
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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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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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87.4% | 90.0% | 92.5% | 95.0% | 97.5% | 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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