Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.7% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 24.2% |
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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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12.5% | 13.7% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 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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0.718% | 0.725% | 0.732% | 0.739% | 0.746% | 0.754% |
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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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0.62% | 0.95% | 1.28% | 1.61% | 1.93% | 2.26% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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80.2% | 82.5% | 84.8% | 87.1% | 89.4% | 91.7% |
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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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16.5% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 23.7% | 25.6% |
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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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10.0% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 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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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.76% |
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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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75.0% | 79.3% | 83.5% | 87.8% | 92.0% | 96.3% |
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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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