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Federal Poverty Guidelines <br />Attachment 1 <br />Chart 1 below shows the Federal poverty levels, adjusted for the Raleigh-Durham region cast of living in <br />1997, 1999 and 2000. The index for the Raleigh-Durham region includes Chapel Hill. In 1997, the <br />Raleigh-Durham region cost of living index was at 103.0 percent of the national average. In 1999 it was <br />101.8 percent of the national average. In 2000, it is 103.1 percent of the national average. <br />Chart 1 -Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines <br />Adjusted for Raleigh-Durham Region Cost of Living (Wage per Hour) <br />Number in Family 1997 1999 2D00 <br />1 $ 3.90 $ 4.03 $4.14 <br />2 $ 5.25 $ 5.41 $5.5$ <br />3 $ 6.60 $ 6.79 $7.01 <br />4 $ 7.94 $ 8.17 $8.45 <br />5 $ 9.29 $ 9.56 $9.89 <br />Chart 2 below shows the Federal. poverty levels adjusted for the Chapel Hill cost of living. In 1997, the <br />Chapel Hill cost of living index was at 113.9 percent of the national average. In 1999 it was 112.5 <br />percent of the national average. In 2000, it is 117.5 percent of the national average. <br />Chart 2 -Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines <br />Adjusted for Chapel Hill Cost of Living <br />Number in Family 1997 1999 2000 <br />1 $4.32 $4.46 $4.71 <br />2 $5.81 $5.99 $6.36 <br />3 $7.30 $7.50 $7.99 <br />4 $8.78 $9.03 $9.64 <br />5 $10.27 $10.56 $11.62 <br />For information, Chart 3 below shows the unadjusted Federal poverty guidelines. These establish the <br />annual earnings needed for a family of a specific size to meet the threshold, assuming a single wage <br />earner and 2,080 working hours (40 hour work schedule) annually, <br />Chart 3 -Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines <br />Minimum Hourly Wage <br />Number in Family 1997 1999 2000 <br />1 $ 3.79 $ 3.96 $4.01 <br />2 $5.10 $5.32 $5.41 <br />3 $ 6.41 $ 6.67 $6.80 <br />4 $ 7.71 $ 8.03 $8.20 <br />5 $ 9.02 $ 9.39 $9.89 <br />