| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 22.4% | 25.0% | 27.5% | 30.1% | 32.6% | 35.2% |  
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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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| 12.52% | 12.74% | 12.95% | 13.17% | 13.38% | 13.60% |  
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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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| 0.63% | 1.08% | 1.52% | 1.97% | 2.41% | 2.86% |  
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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% | 0.35% | 0.71% | 1.06% | 1.42% | 1.78% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 70.3% | 75.0% | 79.7% | 84.3% | 88.9% | 93.6% |  
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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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| 15.3% | 19.0% | 22.6% | 26.3% | 29.9% | 33.6% |  
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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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| 6.5% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 13.5% |  
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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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