| The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Kanawha County, WV 2009 |
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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 | 509 | 636 | 636 | 636 | 636 | 810 | 636 | 636 |
| Child Care | 0 | 456 | 437 | 893 | 295 | 1,188 | 893 | 732 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 366 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 742 | 742 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 121 | 201 | 200 | 258 | 215 | 325 | 322 | 313 |
| Taxes | 213 | 391 | 389 | 523 | 432 | 683 | 655 | 636 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -89 | -91 | -64 | -166 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -73 | -73 | -125 | -70 | -158 | -105 | -105 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.77 | $13.41 | $13.31 | $17.10 | $13.59 | $21.80 | $10.98 | $10.65 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,543 | $2,360 | $2,343 | $3,010 | $2,392 | $3,836 | $3,866 | $3,750 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $18,515 | $28,323 | $28,114 | $36,118 | $28,698 | $46,036 | $46,397 | $44,995 |
| combined | combined | |||||||