Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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22.9% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 29.7% | 31.5% |
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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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21.39% | 21.74% | 22.08% | 22.43% | 22.78% | 23.13% |
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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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2.65% | 2.82% | 2.99% | 3.16% | 3.33% | 3.50% |
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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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1.02% | 1.17% | 1.31% | 1.45% | 1.59% | 1.73% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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74.1% | 75.2% | 76.3% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 79.5% |
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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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22.0% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 26.7% | 28.3% | 29.9% |
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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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15.2% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 23.0% | 25.6% | 28.2% |
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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% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 11.9% | 14.9% |
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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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85.3% | 87.7% | 90.0% | 92.3% | 94.6% | 97.0% |
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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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