“i” search research project 2014-15 begin thinking of your future
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Hours Spent at Work
Hours Spent in School
18,360 Hours (17 Years)
80,000 Hours (40 Years)
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High School Graduate or Higher
4 Years or More of College
Educational Attainment 1910 to 2014
Percent of Population Age 25 and Older
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2014/tables.html
Living Wage in Petaluma and Santa Rosa 2014
Hourly Wages
One Adult
One Adult, One Child
Two Adults
Two Adults, One Child
Two Adults, Two Childr
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Living Wage $10.69 $22.69 $16.44 $20.78 $22.12
Poverty Wage $5.21 $7.00 $7.00 $8.80 $10.60
Minimum Wage $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00 $8.00
Information from : http://www.livingwage.geog.psu.edu/index.php Living Wage Calculator
Living Wage - The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2080 hours per year). The poverty rate is converted to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison. Wages that are less than the living wage are shown in bold italics.
Typical Expenses in Petaluma
These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.
Interests
What do you enjoy doing?
What do you spend a lot of time doing?
What do you WISH you could do?
Values
What is important to you? family status religion financial gain
competition recognition creativity helping others education friends
stability variety