Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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18.4% | 20.7% | 22.9% | 25.0% | 27.2% | 29.5% |
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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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3.8% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 13.2% |
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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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0.00% | 0.39% | 0.78% | 1.16% | 1.55% | 1.95% |
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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% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.69% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.0% | 82.5% | 86.0% | 89.5% | 92.9% | 96.4% |
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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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20.3% | 23.7% | 27.2% | 30.6% | 34.0% | 37.5% |
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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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2.2% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 8.7% | 10.8% | 13.0% |
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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% | 0.29% | 0.58% | 0.87% | 1.16% | 1.45% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.5% | 84.4% | 88.3% | 92.2% | 96.1% | 100.0% |
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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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