| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.7% | 18.5% | 21.2% | 24.0% | 26.7% | 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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| 2.8% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 12.6% |  
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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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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 74.2% | 78.8% | 83.4% | 88.0% | 92.6% | 97.3% |  
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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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| 20.3% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 24.4% | 25.4% |  
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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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| 5.1% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% |  
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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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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 76.6% | 80.7% | 84.8% | 88.8% | 92.9% | 97.0% |  
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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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