| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 6.1% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 23.1% | 27.3% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 3.3% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 16.4% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 4.0% | 7.9% | 11.9% | 15.8% | 19.8% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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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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| 24.59% | 24.90% | 25.20% | 25.50% | 25.80% | 26.11% |  
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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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| 2.7% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 14.1% |  
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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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| 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 1.04% | 1.25% | 1.46% |  
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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% | 0.33% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.32% | 1.65% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 92.4% | 93.5% | 94.7% | 95.8% | 96.9% | 98.1% |  
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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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