| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 20.2% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 24.9% | 26.4% | 28.0% |  
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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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| 4.3% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 13.5% | 15.8% |  
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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% | 0.48% | 0.97% | 1.45% | 1.93% | 2.42% |  
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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% | 0.43% | 0.86% | 1.29% | 1.72% | 2.16% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 90.90% | 91.30% | 91.69% | 92.08% | 92.47% | 92.86% |  
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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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| 26.7% | 27.3% | 27.9% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.8% |  
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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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| 1.18% | 1.29% | 1.39% | 1.49% | 1.60% | 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% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.27% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 86.3% | 87.9% | 89.4% | 90.9% | 92.4% | 93.9% |  
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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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