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Cost Components of the Elder Index in Two California Counties, 2007
| Los Angeles City | Kern County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly expenses | Single owner w/o mortgage | Single renter | Couple renter | Single owner w/o mortgage | Single renter | Couple renter |
| Housing | $465 | $1,016 | $1,016 | $380 | $542 | $542 |
| Food | 263 | 263 | 486 | 235 | 235 | 435 |
| Transportation | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 323 |
| Health care | 194 | 194 | 388 | 283 | 283 | 566 |
| Miscellaneous | 225 | 225 | 332 | 220 | 220 | 341 |
| Total | $1,349 | $1,900 | $2,545 | $1,321 | $1,482 | $2,206 |
