| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.4% | 17.8% | 20.2% | 22.5% | 24.9% | 27.3% |  
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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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| 5.9% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 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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| 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% | 0.33% | 0.65% | 0.98% | 1.30% | 1.63% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 83.7% | 84.8% | 85.8% | 86.7% | 87.7% | 88.8% |  
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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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| 15.4% | 19.1% | 22.8% | 26.4% | 30.1% | 33.8% |  
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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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| 3.6% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 16.2% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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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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