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Expenditures on Children Expenditures on Children B F ili B F ili By Families By Families

Published annually since 1960 since 1960

Uses of Report Uses of Report Uses of Report Uses of Report

 Educational  Child support guidelines  Foster care payments  Oth  Other

Age of child Total Housing Food Transpor‐ tation Clothing Health care Child care & education Miscel‐ laneous

Income: Less than $56,670 (Average = $36,250) 0 ‐ 2 3 ‐ 5 6 ‐ 8 9 ‐ 11 12 ‐ 14 15 ‐ 17 Total Income: $56,670 to $98,120 (Average = $76,250) h $98 20 ( $ 0) Income: More than $98,120 (Average = $171,710)

Consumer Expenditure Survey Consumer Expenditure Survey Consumer Expenditure Survey Consumer Expenditure Survey

 2005-06 survey  Quarterly data, annualized  15,150 households with children (weighted data)  Expenditures updated each year with Consumer Price Index

E dit D t E dit D t Expenditure Data Expenditure Data

 Child-specific—clothing, child care,

and education and education

 Household level—housing, food,*

transportation, health care,* and p , , miscellaneous goods

*Other studies show family member shares.

To Determine Family Member To Determine Family Member d d l h h d d l h h Food and Health Care Shares Food and Health Care Shares  2008 USDA Food Plans  2005 Medical Expenditure  2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

To Determine To Determine H i E dit H i E dit Housing Expenditures Housing Expenditures

 Allocated to a child based on housing expenses associated with housing expenses associated with an additional bedroom in a home  Includes additional costs due to utilities and furniture utilities and furniture

To Determine Transportation and To Determine Transportation and Mi ll E di Mi ll E di Miscellaneous Expenditures Miscellaneous Expenditures

 Only examine family-related t t ti hi h t f transportation, which accounts for 59% of total transportation

(2001 National Household Travel Survey)

 P C it M th d  Per Capita Method

2009 Annual Expenditures on a Child, 2009 Annual Expenditures on a Child, b I L l b I L l by Income Level by Income Level

Lower group $8,330 - $9,450 (< $56,670) ( ) Middle group $11,650 - $13,530 g p ($56,670-$98,120) Higher group $19,380 - $23,180 (> $98,120) ( )

2009 Expenditures on a Child, by Age 2009 Expenditures on a Child, by Age (Middl (Middl i F ili ) i F ili ) (Middle (Middle-

• income Families)

income Families)

2009 Expenditures on a Child up to Age 18, 2009 Expenditures on a Child up to Age 18, by Budgetary Component by Budgetary Component

15% 33%

(Those with expense)

17% 10% 12% 8% 5% 12%

2009 Expenditures on a Child, 2009 Expenditures on a Child, b R i b R i by Region by Region $$$$ Urban Northeast $$$ Urban West $$ Urban Midwest $ Urban South/Rural Areas $ Urban South/Rural Areas

Concerns Concerns Concerns Concerns

 Annualizing quarterly data versus linking data  Food and health care expenditures lower than similar expenditures in other data sets  Adequacy of state-level data

Recommendations Recommendations Recommendations Recommendations

 M i t i hild ifi dit d t  Maintain child-specific expenditure data (clothing, child care, and education)  Add more child-specific expenditure data (health care, miscellaneous items)  Examine expenditures on children made by non-household members  Ask parents percent of housing expenditures going to children g g