| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 17.3% | 19.7% | 22.1% | 24.5% | 26.9% | 29.3% |  
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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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| 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 14.9% | 16.3% | 17.7% |  
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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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| 1.30% | 1.58% | 1.87% | 2.15% | 2.43% | 2.72% |  
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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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| 0.39% | 0.55% | 0.71% | 0.86% | 1.02% | 1.18% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 87.0% | 87.5% | 88.0% | 88.5% | 89.1% | 89.6% |  
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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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| 17.3% | 21.1% | 24.8% | 28.5% | 32.2% | 35.9% |  
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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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| 10.1% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 17.2% | 19.6% | 22.0% |  
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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% | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.71% | 0.94% | 1.18% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 82.6% | 85.2% | 87.7% | 90.2% | 92.8% | 95.3% |  
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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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