Self-Sufficiency Standard
Indiana
The Center for Women’s Welfare Self-Sufficiency Standard defines the income working families need to meet a minimum yet adequate level, taking into account family composition, ages of children, and geographic differences in costs. The Standard is an affordability and living wage economic security measure that provides an alternative to the official poverty measure.
Publications
Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Indiana
February 2023 | Annie Kucklick & Lisa Manzer
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Indiana 2016
January 2016 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Indiana 2009
October 2009 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Indiana 2005
September 2005 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Indiana 2002
December 2002 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Indiana 1998
Fall 1999 | Diana Pearce
On the Road: Exploring Economic Security Pathways in Indiana 2016
January 2016 | Diana Pearce
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The Institute uses the Standard to develop workforce training, evaluate existing program effectiveness and create new programs and pathways that lead to self-sufficiency for working families.
How to cite
All Self-Sufficiency Standard data that has been produced by the Center for Women’s Welfare is publicly available. When using the data, please credit the Self-Sufficiency Standard at the Center for Women’s Welfare, University of Washington.
Contact cwwsss@uw.edu with any questions regarding methodology or appropriate citation.