| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 21.5% | 22.7% | 23.9% | 25.1% | 26.3% | 27.5% |  
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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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| 7.7% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.9% |  
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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% | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.22% | 0.28% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 69.4% | 73.9% | 78.3% | 82.6% | 87.0% | 91.5% |  
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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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| 23.4% | 24.4% | 25.3% | 26.2% | 27.1% | 28.1% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.36% | 0.73% | 1.09% | 1.45% | 1.82% |  
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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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| 0.000% | 0.040% | 0.079% | 0.119% | 0.158% | 0.198% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 72.5% | 75.2% | 77.8% | 80.4% | 83.0% | 85.7% |  
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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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