| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 18.3% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 23.7% | 25.5% | 27.4% |  
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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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| 4.4% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 16.7% |  
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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% | 0.32% | 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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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 15.4% | 17.6% | 19.7% | 21.8% | 23.9% | 26.1% |  
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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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| 3.8% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 13.6% | 16.1% |  
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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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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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