| 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% | 22.6% | 24.9% | 27.1% | 29.4% | 31.7% |  
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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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| 4.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 12.9% |  
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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% | 0.32% | 0.64% | 0.96% | 1.28% | 1.61% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 78.9% | 82.9% | 86.9% | 90.9% | 94.9% | 98.9% |  
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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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| 21.7% | 23.9% | 26.2% | 28.4% | 30.6% | 32.9% |  
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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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| 6.1% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 19.4% | 22.7% |  
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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% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.94% | 1.26% | 1.58% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 90.9% | 92.8% | 94.6% | 96.4% | 98.2% | 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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