Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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13.2% | 14.7% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 19.3% | 20.9% |
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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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8.0% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 17.8% | 21.1% | 24.4% |
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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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2.74% | 2.80% | 2.86% | 2.92% | 2.97% | 3.04% |
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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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0.58% | 0.94% | 1.31% | 1.67% | 2.03% | 2.40% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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67.8% | 69.6% | 71.4% | 73.1% | 74.8% | 76.6% |
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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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7.0% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 16.6% |
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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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3.5% | 7.0% | 10.4% | 13.9% | 17.4% | 20.9% |
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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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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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44.4% | 49.4% | 54.4% | 59.4% | 64.4% | 69.4% |
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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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