Table 3
Examples of current and proposed equivalence scales

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Current Proposed
%
Single person with
no children 1.0 1.0
1 child 1.4 1.4
2 children 1.7 1.7
3 children 2.0 2.0
Two adults with
no children 1.4 1.4
1 child 1.7 1.7
2 children 2.0 2.0
3 children 2.3 2.2
Three adults with
no children 1.8 1.7
1 child 2.1 2.0
2 children 2.4 2.2
3 children 2.7 2.4
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