Expenditures on Children Expenditures on Children B F B F By - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

Child care Age of Transpor ‐ Health & Miscel ‐ child Total Housing Food tation Clothing care education 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) Income: More than $98,120 (Average = $171,710) h $98 20 ( $ 0)

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 E Expenditure Data Expenditure Data dit dit D t D t  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 Food and Health Care Shares Food and Health Care Shares d d d d l h l h h h  2008 USDA Food Plans  2005 Medical Expenditure  2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

To Determine To Determine Housing Expenditures H Housing Expenditures H i i E E dit dit  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 Mi Miscellaneous Expenditures Miscellaneous Expenditures ll ll E E di di  Only examine family-related t transportation, which accounts for t ti hi h t f 59% of total transportation (2001 National Household Travel Survey)  P  Per Capita Method C it M th d

2009 Annual Expenditures on a Child, 2009 Annual Expenditures on a Child, b I b I by Income Level by Income Level L L l l 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 (Middle (Middle- -income Families) i income Families) F F ili ili ) )

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% 5% 10% 8% 12% 12%

2009 Expenditures on a Child, 2009 Expenditures on a Child, b R b R by Region by Region i i $$$$ Urban Northeast $$$ 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  Maintain child-specific expenditure data  M i t i hild ifi dit d t (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