| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 30.5% | 32.1% | 33.7% | 35.2% | 36.8% | 38.4% |  
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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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| 13.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 16.9% |  
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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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| 1.347% | 1.388% | 1.428% | 1.468% | 1.509% | 1.549% |  
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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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| 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.44% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 91.2% | 92.0% | 92.7% | 93.4% | 94.2% | 94.9% |  
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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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| 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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| 4.8% | 8.9% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 20.8% | 24.9% |  
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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% | 0.39% | 0.79% | 1.18% | 1.57% | 1.97% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 85.8% | 88.6% | 91.5% | 94.3% | 97.2% | 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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