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% | 16.8% | 19.2% | 21.5% | 23.8% | 26.1% |
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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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3.2% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 10.0% |
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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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0.46% | 0.71% | 0.96% | 1.21% | 1.46% | 1.72% |
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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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0.04% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.27% | 0.34% | 0.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.7% | 75.5% | 77.3% | 79.1% | 80.8% | 82.7% |
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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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14.8% | 17.1% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 24.0% | 26.3% |
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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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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% | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.85% | 1.13% | 1.41% |
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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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0.09% | 0.24% | 0.38% | 0.52% | 0.66% | 0.81% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.9% | 89.5% | 91.2% | 92.8% | 94.4% | 96.0% |
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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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