Fiscal Intermediary (FI) must be available to assist individuals in exercising budget authority. Individuals can perform some or all of the FI functions themselves. Typically, however, individuals prefer that the FI entity performs these functions for them. FI helps individuals:
88% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 7% are in middle school; 5% are high school graduates. 70% of FFA members live in rural/farm areas; 19% live in small towns; 10% live in urban/suburban areas. FFA chapters are in 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
A 2014 Los Angeles Times analysis showed that more than two-thirds of City of Los Angeles employees live outside of the city. Only 21% of Police Department employees lived in Los Angeles and only 16% of Fire Department employees. Primary reasons given were high cost of housing and low impressions of Los Angeles public schools. It was further found that higher paid city workers were more likely to live in the city than lower paid workers.