Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
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24.9% | 25.9% | 26.8% | 27.8% | 28.7% | 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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9.7% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 14.9% |
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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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0.74% | 0.89% | 1.02% | 1.16% | 1.29% | 1.44% |
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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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0.370% | 0.414% | 0.457% | 0.500% | 0.544% | 0.587% |
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Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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88.5% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 91.1% | 91.9% | 92.8% |
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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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13.3% | 17.5% | 21.7% | 26.0% | 30.2% | 34.4% |
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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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3.1% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 18.2% | 23.2% | 28.2% |
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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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76.5% | 81.3% | 86.0% | 90.6% | 95.3% | 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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