| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 13.9% | 16.9% | 19.9% | 22.9% | 25.8% | 28.9% |  
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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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| 1.0% | 4.0% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 15.8% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.38% | 0.76% | 1.14% | 1.52% | 1.90% |  
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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% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.64% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 86.9% | 89.6% | 92.2% | 94.8% | 97.4% | 100.0% |  
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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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| 17.8% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 22.4% |  
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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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| 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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| 0.18% | 0.46% | 0.74% | 1.02% | 1.30% | 1.58% |  
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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% | 0.49% | 0.98% | 1.47% | 1.96% | 2.46% |  
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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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