Connecting Math to Our Lives Global Data Gathering and International Comparison 2001-2002   "The Real Costs:" How long does it take a worker to earn enough money to buy the items on the master shopping list?   Return to Main Data Collection Activity Page   MASTER SHOPPING LIST TIME NEEDED TO EARN THE ITEMS ON THE MASTER SHOPPING LIST BY: 1) A FARMER OR FACTORY WORKER 2) A SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER 3) A MEDICAL DOCTOR 4) ANOTHER HIGH WAGE EARNER Countries Professions Items Milk 1 litre Eggs 12 eggs NoteBook Gasoline (Petrol) Shoes TV set Rent (1 month for family of 4 in your neighborhood) Total for all Items   Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours Andorra                   Argentina                   Australia   Farm or Factory Worker                 Secondary Teacher                 Medical Doctor                 Botswana                   Brasil                   Catalonia "Mare de Deu Del Carme" in Cardona   Farm or Factory Worker 8 m 14 m 59 m 10 m 36 m 199.3 hrs 48.17 hrs 249.59 hrs   Secondary Teacher 3 m 6 m 23 m 4 m 3.30 hrs 48.19 hrs 19.32 hrs 71.41 hrs   Medical Doctor 1 m 2 m 10 m 2 m 1.29 hrs 19.25 hrs 8.15 hrs 28.94 hrs Chile                   Ghana                   India                     Farm or Factory Worker               393 hrs   Secondary Teacher               224 hrs   Medical Doctor               19 hrs Japan                   Lithuania                   Malaysia                     Farm or Factory Worker 0.69 hrs 0.50 hrs 0.19 hrs 0.25 hrs 2.30 hrs 134.35 hrs 105.6 hrs 243.88 hrs   Secondary Teacher 0.28 hrs 0.20 hrs 0.08 hrs 0.10 hrs 0.92 hrs 53 hrs 42.24 hrs 96.82 hrs   Medical Doctor 0.15 hrs 0.11 hrs 0.04 hrs 0.05 hrs 0.51 hrs 29.3 hrs 23.04 hrs 53.2 hrs Mozambique                   Puerto Rico                     Farm or Factory Worker 0.22 hrs 0.20 hrs 0.24 hrs 0.07 hrs 9.34 hrs 30.84 hrs 84.11 hrs 125.02 hrs   Secondary Teacher 0.09 hrs 0.08 hrs 0.10 hrs 0.03 hrs 3.70 hrs 12.22 hrs 33.33 hrs 49.55 hrs   Medical Doctor 0.04 hrs 0.04 hrs 0.04 hrs 0.01 hrs 1.67 hrs 5.50 hrs 15 hrs 22.3 hrs Romania                   Russia                     Farm or Factory Worker 1.47 hrs 2.9 hrs 1.76 hrs 1.18 hrs 108.8 h 1067.6 hrs 26.5 hrs 1210.21 hrs   Secondary Teacher 1.28 hrs 2.6 hrs 1.5 hrs 1.0 hrs 94.9 h 930.8 hrs 23.1 hrs 1055.18 hrs   Medical Doctor 1.4 hrs 2.8 hrs 1.7 hrs 1.1 hrs 102.8 h 1008.3 hrs 25 hrs 1143.7 hrs Ukraine                   Venezuela                   Zimbabwe Cherutombo H.S.   Farm or Factory Worker               626 h   Secondary Teacher               786 h   Medical Doctor               472 h   Marondera H.S.   Farm or Factory Worker 11.52 hrs 18.52 hrs 41.98 hrs 15.29 hrs 452.67 hrs 24691.36 hrs 205.76 hrs 25437.1 hrs   Secondary Teacher 1.41 hrs 2.27 hrs 5.14 hrs 1.87 hrs 55.39 hrs 3021.15 hrs 25.18 hrs 3112.41 hrs   Medical Doctor 0.50 hrs 0.81 hrs 1.84 hrs 0.64 hrs 19.80 hrs 1080.01 hrs 9.00 hrs 1112.6 hrs USA                 California                   Hawaii                   New York Crossroads Middle School Farm or Factory Worker White Male 10 min 4 min 5 min 5 min 6 hrs 14 hrs 67 hrs 87 hrs 24 min   Black Male 11 min 4 min 5 min 6 min 6 hrs 15 hrs 71 hrs 92 hrs 26 min   Hispanic Male 15 min 6 min 7 min 7 min 8 hrs 19 hrs 92 hrs 119 hrs 35 min   White Female 17 min 7 min 8 min 9 min 9 hrs 23 hrs 109 hrs 141 hrs 41 min   Black Female 16 min 6 min 7 min 8 min 8 hrs 21 hrs 100 hrs 129 hrs 37 min   Hispanic Female 25 min 10 min 12 min 12 min 12 hrs 31 hrs 150 hrs 193 hrs 59 min   Secondary Teacher White Male 8 min 3 min 4 min 4 min 4 hrs 11 hrs 52 hrs 67 hrs 19 min   Black Male 10 min 4 min 5 min 5 min 5 hrs 12 hrs 60 hrs 77 hrs 24 min   Hispanic Male 10 min 4 min 5 min 5 min 5 hrs 12 hrs 60 hrs 77 hrs 24 min   White Female 10 min 4 min 5 min 5 min 5 hrs 12 hrs 60 hrs 77 hrs 24 min   Black Female 12 min 5 min 6 min 6 min 6 hrs 16 hrs 75 hrs 97 hrs 29 min   Hispanic Female 13 min 5 min 6 min 6 min 7 hrs 17 hrs 80 hrs 104 hrs 30 min   Medical Doctor White Male 2 min 1 min 1 min 1 min 1.25 hrs 3 hrs 15 hrs 19.33 hrs   Black Male 6 min 3 min 3 min 3 min 3 hrs 8 hrs 39 hrs 50 hrs 15 min   Hispanic Male 3 min 1 min 2 min 2 min 2 hrs 4 hrs 21 hrs 27 hrs 8 min   White Female 3 min 1 min 2 min 2 min 2 hrs 4 hrs 21 hrs 27 hrs 8 min   Black Female 4 min 2 min 2 min 2 min 2 hrs 5 hrs 27 hrs 34 hrs 10 min   Hispanic Female 4 min 1.5 min 2 min 2 min 2 hrs 5 hrs 24 hrs 31 hrs 9.5 min Ohio                   Washington DC                   Washington State