Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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16.8% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 22.1% |
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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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14.5% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 18.1% | 19.0% |
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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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1.56% | 1.73% | 1.89% | 2.05% | 2.21% | 2.38% |
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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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1.382% | 1.415% | 1.448% | 1.481% | 1.514% | 1.547% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.1% | 78.0% | 78.8% | 79.6% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
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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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16.8% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 21.1% | 22.2% |
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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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14.3% | 15.3% | 16.2% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 19.0% |
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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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2.03% | 2.10% | 2.17% | 2.23% | 2.30% | 2.38% |
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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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1.01% | 1.12% | 1.23% | 1.33% | 1.44% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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61.4% | 65.4% | 69.4% | 73.3% | 77.3% | 81.3% |
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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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