Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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17.7% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 23.0% |
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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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12.8% | 14.0% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 17.7% | 19.0% |
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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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1.17% | 1.41% | 1.63% | 1.86% | 2.09% | 2.32% |
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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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0.23% | 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.61% | 0.71% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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84.50% | 84.85% | 85.19% | 85.53% | 85.87% | 86.22% |
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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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14.15% | 14.61% | 15.07% | 15.53% | 15.99% | 16.46% |
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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% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 20.5% | 23.9% | 27.4% |
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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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1.25% | 1.50% | 1.74% | 1.98% | 2.22% | 2.46% |
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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% | 0.54% | 0.68% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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70.08% | 70.18% | 70.28% | 70.38% | 70.47% | 70.57% |
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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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