Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.0% | 22.2% | 23.5% | 24.7% | 25.9% | 27.2% |
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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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2.6% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 13.0% |
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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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1.39% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.57% | 1.63% | 1.70% |
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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% | 0.21% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 0.85% | 1.06% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.7% | 91.5% | 92.2% | 93.0% | 93.8% | 94.6% |
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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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25.1% | 26.5% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 30.7% | 32.1% |
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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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5.2% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
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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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0.72% | 1.04% | 1.35% | 1.66% | 1.98% | 2.30% |
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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% | 0.21% | 0.42% | 0.63% | 0.85% | 1.06% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.3% | 90.2% | 90.9% | 91.7% | 92.4% | 93.2% |
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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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