| The Self-Sufficiency Standard
for Wood County, WV 2007 |
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| Adult + | ||||||||
| Adult + | Adult + | infant | 2 Adults + | 2 Adults + | ||||
| Adult + | Adult + | infant | schoolage | preschooler | infant | preschooler | ||
| Monthly Costs | Adult | infant | preschooler | preschooler | teenager | schoolage | preschooler | schoolage |
| Housing | 405 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 689 | 519 | 519 |
| Child Care | 0 | 407 | 434 | 841 | 258 | 1099 | 841 | 692 |
| Food | 189 | 287 | 296 | 393 | 517 | 547 | 583 | 639 |
| Transportation | 294 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 599 | 599 |
| Health Care | 103 | 194 | 190 | 203 | 223 | 223 | 256 | 262 |
| Miscellaneous | 99 | 171 | 174 | 226 | 182 | 286 | 280 | 271 |
| Taxes | 171 | 332 | 339 | 459 | 370 | 600 | 570 | 554 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -113 | -107 | -95 | -197 | 0 | -6 | -26 |
| Child Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -78 | -75 | -135 | -75 | -173 | -120 | -120 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency Wage -Hourly |
$7.17 | $11.02 | $11.32 | $14.48 | $10.99 | $18.90 | $9.53 | $9.16 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,262 | $1,940 | $1,992 | $2,549 | $1,934 | $3,326 | $3,354 | $3,223 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $15,139 | $23,279 | $23,906 | $30,583 | $23,210 | $39,911 | $40,251 | $38,675 |
| combined | combined | |||||||