Self-Sufficiency Standard
Mississippi
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
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Mississippi 2009
July 2009 | Diana Pearce
Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Mississippi
December 2009 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Mississippi 2003
March 2003 | Diana Pearce
Partner
hopepolicy.org | Jackson, MS
The Hope Policy Institute, formerly the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, influences policies that affect the allocation of resources and facilitates an environment to ensure that all people prosper. Read more.
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.
The Standard in Use - Mississippi
The Women’s Fund of Mississippi
The Women’s Fund of Mississippi The Women’s Fund of Mississippi revamped their grant-making and advocacy work to focus on the overall goal of economic self-sufficiency