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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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| 25.8% | 27.6% | 29.4% | 31.1% | 32.9% | 34.7% | 
 
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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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| 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 
 
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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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| 1.33% | 1.42% | 1.51% | 1.60% | 1.69% | 1.78% | 
 
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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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| 0.56% | 0.71% | 0.86% | 1.01% | 1.16% | 1.31% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 86.6% | 88.3% | 90.0% | 91.7% | 93.4% | 95.2% | 
 
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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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| 0.0% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 13.4% | 17.9% | 22.4% | 
 
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| 0.00% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.57% | 1.96% | 
 
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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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