Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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20.4% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 26.9% | 29.0% | 31.2% |
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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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14.1% | 14.7% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 16.3% | 16.9% |
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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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1.602% | 1.610% | 1.617% | 1.624% | 1.631% | 1.639% |
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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% | 0.91% | 1.37% | 1.82% | 2.28% | 2.74% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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79.6% | 81.9% | 84.0% | 86.2% | 88.3% | 90.5% |
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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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26.7% | 30.7% | 34.6% | 38.5% | 42.5% | 46.4% |
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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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12.6% | 17.4% | 22.2% | 27.0% | 31.8% | 36.6% |
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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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85.7% | 88.6% | 91.4% | 94.3% | 97.1% | 100.0% |
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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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