Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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23.9% | 27.7% | 31.5% | 35.3% | 39.1% | 42.9% |
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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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2.1% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 23.0% |
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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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0.0% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
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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% | 0.57% | 0.85% | 1.13% | 1.42% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.5% | 85.2% | 87.8% | 90.5% | 93.2% | 95.9% |
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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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24.9% | 26.7% | 28.5% | 30.3% | 32.1% | 34.0% |
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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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1.9% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 16.4% |
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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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0.37% | 0.78% | 1.19% | 1.60% | 2.01% | 2.43% |
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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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0.34% | 0.43% | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.67% | 0.75% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.3% | 93.1% | 93.8% | 94.5% | 95.2% | 96.0% |
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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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