| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 17.8% | 21.2% | 24.5% | 27.9% | 31.2% | 34.6% |  
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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% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11.5% |  
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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% | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.47% | 0.63% | 0.79% |  
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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% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.75% | 1.00% | 1.26% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 82.0% | 84.2% | 86.4% | 88.5% | 90.7% | 92.9% |  
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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% | 26.3% | 27.6% | 29.0% | 30.4% | 31.8% |  
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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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| 4.3% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.8% |  
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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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| 0.31% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.73% | 0.86% | 1.01% |  
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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% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.94% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 79.4% | 83.0% | 86.6% | 90.1% | 93.7% | 97.3% |  
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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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