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% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 20.8% | 22.1% | 23.5% |
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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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8.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.3% |
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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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3.857% | 3.867% | 3.877% | 3.887% | 3.897% | 3.907% |
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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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0.29% | 0.50% | 0.70% | 0.90% | 1.10% | 1.31% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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64.0% | 68.1% | 72.2% | 76.3% | 80.4% | 84.5% |
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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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15.8% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 23.5% |
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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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8.10% | 8.21% | 8.31% | 8.41% | 8.51% | 8.61% |
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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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1.54% | 2.01% | 2.47% | 2.93% | 3.39% | 3.86% |
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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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0.29% | 0.62% | 0.95% | 1.28% | 1.60% | 1.94% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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65.3% | 69.2% | 73.0% | 76.8% | 80.6% | 84.5% |
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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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