Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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14.2% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 20.5% | 22.1% |
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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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11.35% | 11.72% | 12.09% | 12.46% | 12.82% | 13.20% |
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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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1.55% | 1.67% | 1.79% | 1.91% | 2.03% | 2.15% |
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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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0.21% | 0.32% | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.62% | 0.72% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.3% | 81.1% | 81.9% | 82.7% | 83.4% | 84.2% |
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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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2.9% | 6.2% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 16.2% | 19.5% |
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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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9.5% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 18.5% |
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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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73.5% | 78.4% | 83.2% | 88.0% | 92.8% | 97.7% |
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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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