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The Fixed Basket · Archetype · National working_parent

Working Parent

Household with own children under 18 from CEX 2000 Table 7. Higher Household Goods share captures childcare implicitly. National headline numbers and per-stratum decomposition follow; switch to a specific state for the state-resolved version.

Annual rate
3.49%
since 2000-01
Purchasing power
$0.41
of a 2000 dollar
Rolling 12-month
2.85%
as of 2025-12
Coverage
312 mo

Per-stratum decomposition

Each stratum's contribution to the headline annual rate for the Working Parent archetype. Sum of contribution_pp approximates the headline rate.

Decomposition data unavailable.

Resolve by state

The Working Parent headline above uses national weights × national prices. For a state-resolved version (national weights × state-specific prices with documented per-stratum fallback), select a state below.

Methodology

The Working Parent archetype is one of 10 published profiles. See all archetypes for the full set, the basket page for per-archetype weight schedules, and the methodology page for the load-bearing pillars.