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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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| 19.8% | 22.1% | 24.3% | 26.6% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 
 
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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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| 7.3% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 17.8% | 
 
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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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| 1.01% | 1.39% | 1.77% | 2.15% | 2.53% | 2.91% | 
 
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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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| 0.35% | 0.61% | 0.86% | 1.11% | 1.37% | 1.62% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 78.7% | 81.7% | 84.8% | 87.8% | 90.8% | 93.9% | 
 
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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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| 18.9% | 21.2% | 23.5% | 25.7% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 
 
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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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| 4.4% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 
 
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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% | 0.38% | 0.75% | 1.13% | 1.50% | 1.88% | 
 
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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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