| The
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Lewis 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 | 461 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 677 | 540 | 540 |
| Child Care | 0 | 411 | 409 | 820 | 251 | 1,071 | 820 | 660 |
| Food | 215 | 331 | 338 | 453 | 591 | 629 | 668 | 728 |
| Transportation | 355 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 720 | 720 |
| Health Care | 119 | 214 | 214 | 226 | 250 | 251 | 276 | 288 |
| Miscellaneous | 115 | 186 | 187 | 240 | 200 | 299 | 302 | 294 |
| Taxes | 201 | 358 | 360 | 483 | 398 | 620 | 610 | 593 |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -115 | -115 | -106 | -200 | -19 | -54 | -54 |
| Child
Care Tax Credit (-) |
0 | -75 | -75 | -130 | -73 | -165 | -110 | -115 |
| Child Tax Credit (-) | 0 | -83 | -83 | -167 | -167 | -250 | -167 | -167 |
| Self-Sufficiency
Wage -Hourly |
$8.33 | $12.11 | $12.15 | $15.48 | $12.25 | $19.76 | $10.25 | $9.91 |
| per adult | per adult | |||||||
| -Monthly | $1,465 | $2,131 | $2,138 | $2,725 | $2,155 | $3,478 | $3,606 | $3,487 |
| combined | combined | |||||||
| -Annual | $17,586 | $25,568 | $25,660 | $32,701 | $25,866 | $41,738 | $43,276 | $41,847 |
| combined | combined | |||||||