Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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30.8% | 31.8% | 32.7% | 33.7% | 34.6% | 35.6% |
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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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14.83% | 14.90% | 14.96% | 15.02% | 15.08% | 15.14% |
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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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1.162% | 1.190% | 1.218% | 1.246% | 1.274% | 1.302% |
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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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0.420% | 0.429% | 0.438% | 0.446% | 0.455% | 0.464% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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92.58% | 92.75% | 92.92% | 93.08% | 93.25% | 93.42% |
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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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27.9% | 32.1% | 36.1% | 40.2% | 44.3% | 48.4% |
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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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8.4% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 20.6% | 24.7% | 28.8% |
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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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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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82.9% | 86.4% | 89.8% | 93.2% | 96.6% | 100.0% |
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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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