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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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| 29.2% | 30.8% | 32.3% | 33.8% | 35.3% | 36.9% | 
 
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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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| 6.9% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 
 
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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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| 0.48% | 0.84% | 1.21% | 1.57% | 1.93% | 2.30% | 
 
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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% | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.79% | 1.05% | 1.32% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 87.3% | 88.1% | 88.9% | 89.7% | 90.4% | 91.3% | 
 
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| 1.4% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 19.9% | 
 
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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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