| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 23.3% | 24.9% | 26.5% | 28.1% | 29.7% | 31.4% |  
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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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| 7.96% | 8.24% | 8.51% | 8.78% | 9.04% | 9.32% |  
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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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| 0.56% | 0.66% | 0.76% | 0.86% | 0.96% | 1.07% |  
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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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| 0.93% | 1.06% | 1.19% | 1.32% | 1.44% | 1.58% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 69.1% | 70.4% | 71.7% | 73.1% | 74.4% | 75.7% |  
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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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| 17.4% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 24.9% | 27.3% | 29.9% |  
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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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| 8.6% | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 11.2% |  
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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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| 0.45% | 0.85% | 1.26% | 1.66% | 2.06% | 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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| 0.20% | 0.44% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.13% | 1.36% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 71.3% | 75.8% | 80.2% | 84.6% | 89.0% | 93.4% |  
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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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