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9). If you were describing this chart to someone who was not in our class, what are the (3) three most important pieces of information that you would like the person to come away with from this chart? Annual infant care costs as a share of full-time, full-year minimum wage earnings, by state Malne Vt. N.H. Wash. Idaho Mont. N.D. Minn. Wis. Mich. N.Y. R.I. Mass. Ore. Nev. Wyo. S.D. lowa Ind. Ohio Pa. N.J. Conn. Callf. Utah Colo. Neb. Mo. Ky W.Va. Va Md. Del. Arlz. N.M. Kan. Ark Tenn. N.C. S.C. D.C. Okla. La. Miss. Ala. Ga. Alaska Hawall Texas Fla. 32.2% 102.6% Note: Earnings are calculated using state minimum wages and assuming the parent works 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Source: EPI analysis of EPI Family Budget Calculator (Gould, Cooke, and Kimball 2015) and Minimum Wage Tracker (EPI 2015) At Ask Expert 1 You can ask 3E

Answer 1

The chart describes the annual infant care costs as a share of full time, full year minimum wage earnings by state.

From the chart it can be elucidated that the states on the east coast have high annual infant care cost. The state D.C. is found to have the highest annual infant care cost and it is followed by Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire and Maryland.

Compared to the states on the east coast, the states on the west coast have low annual infant care costs

The central states too are found to have lower annual infant care costs when compared with the states on the east as well as west coast except for Search Results Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.

The parents settled in the states belonging to east coast have to work in high paying jobs or must work multiple jobs to afford for the annual infant care costs.

The parents settled in the states belonging to the central region do not face crisis similar to the east coast states and west coast states.