Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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15.6% | 18.4% | 21.2% | 24.0% | 26.8% | 29.7% |
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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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8.3% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 17.0% | 19.3% |
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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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1.70% | 1.89% | 2.07% | 2.26% | 2.44% | 2.63% |
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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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0.69% | 0.90% | 1.11% | 1.32% | 1.53% | 1.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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83.2% | 84.1% | 85.0% | 85.8% | 86.7% | 87.6% |
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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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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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4.6% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 19.9% | 23.8% |
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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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73.3% | 77.0% | 80.6% | 84.3% | 87.9% | 91.6% |
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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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