Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.7% | 21.3% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 23.1% | 23.7% |
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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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6.2% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 12.1% |
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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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3.27% | 3.62% | 3.96% | 4.30% | 4.65% | 4.99% |
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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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6.55% | 6.82% | 7.08% | 7.35% | 7.61% | 7.88% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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49.6% | 50.7% | 51.9% | 53.0% | 54.2% | 55.4% |
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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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21.0% | 23.4% | 25.6% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 32.5% |
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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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10.5% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 14.2% |
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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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3.61% | 3.83% | 4.05% | 4.27% | 4.49% | 4.72% |
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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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3.66% | 3.96% | 4.25% | 4.54% | 4.83% | 5.13% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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46.1% | 48.1% | 50.1% | 52.0% | 54.0% | 56.0% |
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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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