| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 23.2% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 29.3% | 31.3% | 33.4% |  
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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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| 7.8% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 14.5% |  
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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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| 1.12% | 1.30% | 1.47% | 1.64% | 1.81% | 1.99% |  
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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% | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.40% | 0.53% | 0.67% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 89.4% | 90.5% | 91.5% | 92.6% | 93.6% | 94.7% |  
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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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| 0.0% | 4.3% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 17.4% | 21.8% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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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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