Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.3% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 24.1% | 26.3% | 28.6% |
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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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9.75% | 9.98% | 10.20% | 10.43% | 10.65% | 10.88% |
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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% | 1.38% | 1.78% | 2.18% | 2.57% | 2.97% |
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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% | 0.68% | 1.03% | 1.38% | 1.72% | 2.08% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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76.7% | 79.9% | 83.0% | 86.2% | 89.3% | 92.5% |
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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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16.4% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 21.4% | 22.7% |
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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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8.0% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.5% |
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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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1.09% | 1.47% | 1.85% | 2.22% | 2.59% | 2.97% |
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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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1.09% | 1.52% | 1.95% | 2.38% | 2.80% | 3.23% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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71.4% | 75.2% | 78.9% | 82.7% | 86.4% | 90.2% |
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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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