| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.4% | 19.2% | 23.0% | 26.8% | 30.5% | 34.4% |  
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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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| 8.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 15.0% |  
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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% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.16% | 1.46% |  
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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% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.72% | 0.96% | 1.21% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 84.2% | 86.6% | 89.0% | 91.4% | 93.7% | 96.1% |  
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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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| 15.4% | 20.0% | 24.5% | 29.0% | 33.5% | 38.0% |  
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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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| 3.5% | 6.2% | 8.8% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 16.6% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.72% | 0.96% | 1.21% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 77.9% | 82.4% | 86.8% | 91.2% | 95.6% | 100.0% |  
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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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