CPPP
Poverty in Texas
Family Budgets
Children
100
The religious group that started the CPPP nearly 30 years ago.
What is The Congregation of Benedictine Sisters?
100
The percentage of Texans earning higher than a middle-class income.
What is 30%?
100
This expense is the largest of all expenses in Austin, TX (for a family with no children) on the family budget planner.
What is housing?
100
A campaign that is trying to secure better futures for all children by raising the visibility of children's issues.
What is Kids Count?
200
The underlying reason for poverty in Texas, according to the CPPP.
What are low wages? (i.e., low pay, low salary, high cost of living, NOT unemployment)
200
The number of Texans who live in poverty.
What is 20%? (18.5%)
200
This expense is not included on the family budget calculator. (name one)
What is dining out, entertainment, vacations, and credit card debt?
200
The percentage of children that are in poverty in Texas.
What is 25-26%?
300
This is a campaign that CPPP has to empower Texans to save for the future, complete college, and establish careers.
What is the Opportunity Texas Campaign?
300
Texas' rank in terms of state spending per resident.
What is 47th?
300
This is how the cost of transportation/travel is estimated. (mode of transportation)
What is by a private vehicle?
300
Texas' rank in total teen births.
What is 3rd?
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