Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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31.2% | 32.0% | 32.7% | 33.4% | 34.1% | 34.8% |
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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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16.0% | 17.5% | 19.0% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 23.4% |
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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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0.92% | 1.02% | 1.11% | 1.20% | 1.29% | 1.38% |
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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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0.45% | 0.55% | 0.65% | 0.75% | 0.85% | 0.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.5% | 83.1% | 84.6% | 86.2% | 87.7% | 89.3% |
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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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15.3% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 24.9% | 28.1% | 31.3% |
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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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16.2% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 23.4% |
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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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1.236% | 1.265% | 1.293% | 1.322% | 1.350% | 1.379% |
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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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0.53% | 0.61% | 0.70% | 0.78% | 0.86% | 0.95% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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81.5% | 83.3% | 85.1% | 86.8% | 88.6% | 90.4% |
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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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