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Figure SHP-1a Percent of opposite-sex married couple families that have a stay-at-home parent (couples with children under 15)

Figure SHP-1a Percent of opposite-sex married couple families that have a stay-at-home parent (couples with children under 15) [<1.0 MB]

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Figure FM-1 Families with own children under 18 [<1.0 MB]
Figure FM-2 Percent of family groups, with children under 18, that are married [<1.0 MB]
Figure FM-3 Average number of own children per family (for families with children under 18) [<1.0 MB]
Figure MC-1a Labor force participation of opposite-sex spouses [<1.0 MB]
Figure MC-1b Labor force participation status of opposite-sex spouses (percent of couples) [<1.0 MB]
Figure SHP-1a Percent of opposite-sex married couple families that have a stay-at-home parent (couples with children under 15) [<1.0 MB]
Figure SHP-1b Number of stay-at-home parents among opposite-sex married couple families with children under 15 [<1.0 MB]

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