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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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| 24.1% | 26.1% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 31.8% | 33.7% | 
 
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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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| 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 
 
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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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| 0.49% | 0.72% | 0.95% | 1.18% | 1.41% | 1.65% | 
 
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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% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 85.6% | 86.7% | 87.7% | 88.8% | 89.8% | 90.9% | 
 
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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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| 21.4% | 24.9% | 28.5% | 32.0% | 35.5% | 39.1% | 
 
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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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| 8.0% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 14.8% | 16.6% | 
 
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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% | 0.50% | 0.99% | 1.49% | 1.98% | 2.48% | 
 
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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% | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.81% | 1.08% | 1.36% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 77.8% | 81.6% | 85.4% | 89.1% | 92.9% | 96.6% | 
 
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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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