Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.0% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 23.1% | 25.8% | 28.6% |
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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% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 14.7% |
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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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2.12% | 2.30% | 2.47% | 2.65% | 2.82% | 3.00% |
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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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5.51% | 5.87% | 6.22% | 6.57% | 6.92% | 7.27% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.3% | 72.8% | 75.3% | 77.7% | 80.1% | 82.6% |
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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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16.3% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 23.7% | 26.1% | 28.6% |
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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% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
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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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2.12% | 2.19% | 2.26% | 2.33% | 2.39% | 2.47% |
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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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7.26% | 7.35% | 7.43% | 7.51% | 7.59% | 7.68% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.9% | 78.1% | 79.2% | 80.3% | 81.4% | 82.6% |
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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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