| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 26.13% | 26.29% | 26.44% | 26.59% | 26.74% | 26.90% |  
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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% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 18.7% |  
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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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| 2.25% | 2.35% | 2.44% | 2.53% | 2.62% | 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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| 0.49% | 0.59% | 0.69% | 0.78% | 0.88% | 0.98% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 81.214% | 81.261% | 81.308% | 81.354% | 81.401% | 81.448% |  
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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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| 17.8% | 21.6% | 25.3% | 29.0% | 32.7% | 36.5% |  
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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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| 8.5% | 12.6% | 16.6% | 20.6% | 24.6% | 28.7% |  
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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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| 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% | 0.26% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.66% |  
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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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