| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 29.41% | 29.73% | 30.04% | 30.36% | 30.67% | 30.99% |  
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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% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 15.2% | 16.6% |  
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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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| 2.16% | 2.36% | 2.56% | 2.75% | 2.95% | 3.15% |  
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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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| 0.2017% | 0.2030% | 0.2043% | 0.2055% | 0.2067% | 0.2080% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 91.22% | 91.28% | 91.33% | 91.39% | 91.44% | 91.50% |  
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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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| 25.4% | 27.6% | 29.7% | 31.8% | 34.0% | 36.1% |  
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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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| 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 15.4% | 18.0% |  
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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% | 0.23% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 0.93% | 1.16% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 86.7% | 89.4% | 92.0% | 94.7% | 97.3% | 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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