Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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30.6% | 32.5% | 34.4% | 36.2% | 38.1% | 40.0% |
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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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13.0% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 19.4% |
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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% | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.20% | 1.60% | 2.00% |
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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% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.70% | 0.88% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.7% | 89.1% | 90.4% | 91.7% | 93.0% | 94.3% |
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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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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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6.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 16.7% | 19.4% |
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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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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% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.44% | 0.59% | 0.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.8% | 81.5% | 85.2% | 88.9% | 92.6% | 96.3% |
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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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