| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 22.4% | 26.1% | 29.6% | 33.2% | 36.8% | 40.4% |  
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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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| 1.7% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 16.0% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.22% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.12% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 83.0% | 86.4% | 89.8% | 93.2% | 96.6% | 100.0% |  
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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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| 25.3% | 27.1% | 28.8% | 30.5% | 32.3% | 34.1% |  
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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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| 3.7% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11.2% | 13.2% |  
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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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| 0.26% | 0.50% | 0.73% | 0.97% | 1.21% | 1.45% |  
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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% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.57% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 84.9% | 87.4% | 89.9% | 92.4% | 94.8% | 97.4% |  
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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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