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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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| 28.596% | 28.614% | 28.632% | 28.650% | 28.667% | 28.685% | 
 
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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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| 10.777% | 10.797% | 10.817% | 10.837% | 10.857% | 10.877% | 
 
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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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| 0.98% | 1.10% | 1.22% | 1.33% | 1.45% | 1.57% | 
 
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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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| 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.51% | 0.60% | 0.68% | 0.78% | 
 
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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| 85.8% | 87.2% | 88.5% | 89.8% | 91.2% | 92.5% | 
 
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| 0.0% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 
 
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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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