Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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21.3% | 23.0% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 29.7% |
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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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9.1% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 16.4% |
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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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0.42% | 0.63% | 0.83% | 1.03% | 1.23% | 1.43% |
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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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0.15% | 0.34% | 0.52% | 0.70% | 0.88% | 1.07% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.5% | 85.2% | 85.8% | 86.5% | 87.2% | 87.9% |
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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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29.64% | 29.93% | 30.22% | 30.50% | 30.78% | 31.07% |
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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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9.1% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 14.0% |
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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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0.57% | 0.67% | 0.77% | 0.87% | 0.97% | 1.07% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.5% | 81.2% | 82.9% | 84.5% | 86.2% | 87.9% |
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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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