Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.1% | 22.1% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 28.2% | 30.3% |
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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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7.4% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% |
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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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1.18% | 1.46% | 1.75% | 2.03% | 2.31% | 2.60% |
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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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0.314% | 0.328% | 0.342% | 0.356% | 0.369% | 0.383% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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87.1% | 88.0% | 88.8% | 89.6% | 90.4% | 91.3% |
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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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26.0% | 26.9% | 27.7% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
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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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10.8% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 14.8% |
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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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0.91% | 1.25% | 1.59% | 1.92% | 2.26% | 2.60% |
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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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0.382% | 0.398% | 0.413% | 0.428% | 0.443% | 0.458% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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86.07% | 86.30% | 86.52% | 86.74% | 86.97% | 87.20% |
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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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