| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 8.0% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 20.6% | 24.8% | 29.0% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.98% | 1.31% | 1.64% |  
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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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| 11.3% | 13.5% | 15.6% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 22.1% |  
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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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| 2.8% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11.1% |  
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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% | 0.47% | 0.94% | 1.41% | 1.88% | 2.36% |  
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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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| 0.26% | 0.75% | 1.23% | 1.71% | 2.18% | 2.67% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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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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