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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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| 14.4% | 17.0% | 19.5% | 22.0% | 24.5% | 27.1% | 
 
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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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| 6.0% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 16.5% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 
 
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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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| 0.00% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 1.28% | 1.71% | 2.14% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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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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| 24.9% | 25.7% | 26.5% | 27.3% | 28.1% | 28.9% | 
 
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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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| 7.5% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 
 
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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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| 0.14% | 0.31% | 0.48% | 0.65% | 0.81% | 0.99% | 
 
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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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| 0.000% | 0.029% | 0.058% | 0.086% | 0.115% | 0.144% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 78.4% | 81.9% | 85.3% | 88.7% | 92.2% | 95.6% | 
 
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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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