| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 22.8% | 25.0% | 27.2% | 29.3% | 31.5% | 33.7% |  
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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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| 11.4% | 13.1% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 19.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.41% | 0.82% | 1.23% | 1.64% | 2.06% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 1.02% | 1.28% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 88.6% | 89.7% | 90.8% | 91.9% | 92.9% | 94.0% |  
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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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| 23.7% | 25.4% | 27.0% | 28.7% | 30.3% | 32.0% |  
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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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| 6.2% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 18.6% | 22.8% | 26.9% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 0.70% | 0.88% |  
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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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| 0.00% | 0.45% | 0.90% | 1.35% | 1.80% | 2.25% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 82.9% | 85.8% | 88.6% | 91.4% | 94.3% | 97.1% |  
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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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