The Cost of Raising a Family in America: Annual Basic-Needs Budgets, Required Earnings, Child Costs, Household Structure, and Metropolitan Differences
Abstract
This study estimates the annual cost of raising a family in the United States and the gross income households require to meet basic needs. Using the MIT Living Wage Calculator, the U.S.
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