| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 5.7% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 16.3% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.44% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.20% |  
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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% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |  
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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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| 14.68% | 14.99% | 15.29% | 15.60% | 15.90% | 16.21% |  
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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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| 5.11% | 5.41% | 5.70% | 5.98% | 6.27% | 6.57% |  
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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% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.04% | 1.38% | 1.73% |  
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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% | 0.13% | 0.26% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.64% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 86.2% | 89.0% | 91.7% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 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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