Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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25.7% | 27.2% | 28.5% | 29.9% | 31.3% | 32.7% |
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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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14.8% | 15.8% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 19.7% |
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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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4.12% | 4.18% | 4.24% | 4.29% | 4.35% | 4.41% |
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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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0.82% | 0.97% | 1.11% | 1.25% | 1.40% | 1.55% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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77.5% | 78.6% | 79.7% | 80.8% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
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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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27.3% | 28.0% | 28.6% | 29.3% | 29.9% | 30.6% |
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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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15.0% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 24.1% |
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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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0.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% |
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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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1.80% | 2.21% | 2.61% | 3.01% | 3.41% | 3.81% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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78.3% | 80.8% | 83.2% | 85.7% | 88.1% | 90.6% |
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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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