Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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27.4% | 29.0% | 30.6% | 32.1% | 33.6% | 35.2% |
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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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6.6% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 10.2% |
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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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1.125% | 1.140% | 1.154% | 1.168% | 1.182% | 1.197% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.37% | 89.52% | 89.66% | 89.81% | 89.96% | 90.11% |
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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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21.8% | 26.3% | 30.7% | 35.1% | 39.5% | 44.0% |
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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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3.8% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 16.0% | 19.1% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.4% | 81.5% | 85.6% | 89.7% | 93.8% | 97.9% |
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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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