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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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| 19.6% | 22.6% | 25.6% | 28.5% | 31.4% | 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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| 4.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 14.3% | 
 
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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% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.66% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 82.4% | 86.0% | 89.5% | 93.0% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 
 
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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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| 18.8% | 21.4% | 23.9% | 26.3% | 28.8% | 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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| 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 
 
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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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| 0.43% | 0.73% | 1.02% | 1.32% | 1.61% | 1.91% | 
 
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| 0.000% | 0.043% | 0.087% | 0.130% | 0.174% | 0.217% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 79.7% | 83.0% | 86.1% | 89.3% | 92.5% | 95.7% | 
 
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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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