Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.0% | 28.0% | 28.9% | 29.8% | 30.7% | 31.7% |
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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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9.6% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 14.7% |
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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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1.32% | 1.66% | 1.99% | 2.33% | 2.66% | 3.00% |
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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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0.36% | 0.42% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.59% | 0.65% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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85.8% | 86.7% | 87.5% | 88.2% | 89.0% | 89.9% |
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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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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% | 10.5% | 15.4% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 30.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.19% | 0.38% | 0.57% | 0.76% | 0.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.2% | 82.9% | 86.6% | 90.2% | 93.9% | 97.6% |
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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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