Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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19.9% | 21.5% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 27.7% |
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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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14.6% | 16.6% | 18.6% | 20.6% | 22.6% | 24.6% |
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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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1.48% | 1.70% | 1.92% | 2.14% | 2.36% | 2.58% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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75.8% | 78.7% | 81.5% | 84.3% | 87.1% | 90.0% |
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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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19.1% | 21.2% | 23.2% | 25.3% | 27.4% | 29.5% |
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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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11.7% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 20.6% | 23.6% | 26.6% |
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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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79.3% | 81.3% | 83.3% | 85.3% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
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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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