| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 16.75% | 16.91% | 17.06% | 17.21% | 17.36% | 17.51% |  
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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% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 12.7% |  
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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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| 0.71% | 1.10% | 1.47% | 1.85% | 2.23% | 2.61% |  
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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.75% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 73.7% | 76.3% | 78.9% | 81.5% | 84.1% | 86.7% |  
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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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| 16.34% | 16.82% | 17.31% | 17.79% | 18.27% | 18.75% |  
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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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| 5.6% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.6% | 16.9% |  
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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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| 1.26% | 1.63% | 1.99% | 2.35% | 2.72% | 3.08% |  
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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% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.63% | 2.05% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 66.4% | 69.9% | 73.4% | 76.9% | 80.4% | 84.0% |  
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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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