| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 9.2% | 13.4% | 17.5% | 21.7% | 25.8% | 30.0% |  
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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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| 5.2% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 11.9% |  
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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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| 0.25% | 0.57% | 0.88% | 1.19% | 1.50% | 1.81% |  
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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% | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.38% | 0.48% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 90.3% | 91.5% | 92.7% | 93.9% | 95.1% | 96.3% |  
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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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| 11.9% | 15.7% | 19.5% | 23.3% | 27.2% | 31.0% |  
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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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| 3.0% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 13.5% |  
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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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| 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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| 76.8% | 80.7% | 84.5% | 88.4% | 92.2% | 96.1% |  
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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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