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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