| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 14.7% | 16.5% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 21.8% | 23.6% |  
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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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| 2.6% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 16.2% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.28% | 0.55% | 0.83% | 1.11% | 1.39% |  
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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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| 15.2% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 19.5% |  
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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% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.26% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 1.02% | 1.29% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 73.6% | 77.2% | 80.6% | 84.1% | 87.6% | 91.1% |  
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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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