| PERCENTAGE FOR | FAMILY INCOME | F | R | O | C | H | -----------------------+----+-----+-----+----+----+ Two adults and two or | | | | | | three children (equal| | | | | | to four adults): | | | | | | Ideal division | 25 | 20± | 15± | 15 | 25 | $2000 to $4000 | 25 | 20± | 15± | 20 | 20 | $800 to $1000 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | $500 to $800 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Under $500 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ---------------------------------------------------+ TYPICAL BUDGETS[24] ======================================================================= | PERCENTAGE FOR | |----------------------------------------------| | | Rent and | Operating| | Higher | FAMILY INCOME | | Car Fares| Expenses;| | Life, | | Food | to | Fuel, |Clothes| Savings,| | | and from | Wages, | | Charity,| | | Work | etc. | | etc. | ------------------------|------|----------|----------|-------|---------| $3098, three adults, two| | | | | | children | 27.5 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 10 | 24.6 | | | | | | | $2500 (Mass.), three | | | | | | adults, no children | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 25 | | | | | | | $2500 (Mass.), two | | | | | | adults, one child, | | | | | | much company | 32 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 22 | | | | | | | $1980 (St. Louis), four | | | | | | adults, two children | 36.3 | 24.2 | 20.9 | 18.60 | | | | | | | | $950 (Mass.), two | | | | | | adults, three children| 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 30 | | | | | {26.1 | $600 (Boston), two | | | | {Travel, | adults, two children | 23 | 26 | 4 | 5 {sickness, | | | | | {and | | | | | {sundries: | | | | | {15.9 |