Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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29.7% | 31.4% | 33.1% | 34.8% | 36.5% | 38.3% |
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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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10.3% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 16.2% |
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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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0.90% | 0.98% | 1.05% | 1.13% | 1.20% | 1.28% |
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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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0.43% | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.67% | 0.75% | 0.83% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.7% | 85.1% | 86.4% | 87.7% | 89.0% | 90.4% |
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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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26.6% | 31.3% | 36.0% | 40.7% | 45.4% | 50.2% |
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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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11.6% | 16.1% | 20.6% | 25.0% | 29.4% | 33.9% |
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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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Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
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0.00% | 0.37% | 0.74% | 1.10% | 1.47% | 1.85% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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73.8% | 78.6% | 83.4% | 88.1% | 92.8% | 97.6% |
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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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