Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.1% | 19.1% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 24.9% | 26.9% |
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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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14.2% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 16.3% | 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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0.00% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 1.91% | 2.39% |
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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% | 0.12% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.46% | 0.58% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.4% | 85.1% | 86.9% | 88.6% | 90.3% | 92.1% |
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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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16.3% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 23.5% |
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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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14.7% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 19.7% |
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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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0.00% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.82% | 1.03% |
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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% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.2% | 78.2% | 81.2% | 84.2% | 87.2% | 90.2% |
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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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