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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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| 25.0% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 30.8% | 32.7% | 34.7% | 
 
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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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| 4.7% | 7.4% | 10.2% | 12.9% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 
 
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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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| 0.10% | 0.52% | 0.94% | 1.35% | 1.77% | 2.19% | 
 
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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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| 0.40% | 0.55% | 0.68% | 0.82% | 0.96% | 1.10% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 82.4% | 84.0% | 85.6% | 87.2% | 88.8% | 90.5% | 
 
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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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| 16.7% | 21.3% | 25.8% | 30.3% | 34.8% | 39.4% | 
 
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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% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.65% | 2.06% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 78.9% | 81.4% | 83.9% | 86.3% | 88.7% | 91.2% | 
 
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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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