Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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26.8% | 28.3% | 29.8% | 31.3% | 32.9% | 34.4% |
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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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11.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 15.2% |
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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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0.90% | 0.97% | 1.04% | 1.11% | 1.17% | 1.25% |
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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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0.2892% | 0.2900% | 0.2907% | 0.2915% | 0.2922% | 0.2930% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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90.9% | 91.7% | 92.5% | 93.3% | 94.1% | 95.0% |
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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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23.2% | 26.4% | 29.5% | 32.6% | 35.8% | 38.9% |
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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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6.0% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 13.5% |
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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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1.12% | 1.31% | 1.50% | 1.69% | 1.88% | 2.08% |
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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% | 0.35% | 0.70% | 1.05% | 1.39% | 1.75% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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89.7% | 90.5% | 91.3% | 92.2% | 93.0% | 93.8% |
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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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