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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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| 29.6% | 31.8% | 34.0% | 36.2% | 38.4% | 40.6% | 
 
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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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| 11.60% | 12.09% | 12.57% | 13.06% | 13.54% | 14.03% | 
 
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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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| 1.10% | 1.24% | 1.38% | 1.52% | 1.66% | 1.80% | 
 
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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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| 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.27% | 0.33% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 72.6% | 76.8% | 80.9% | 85.0% | 89.1% | 93.3% | 
 
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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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