Self-Sufficiency Standard
Ohio
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 Ohio
May 2023 | Annie Kucklick, Lisa Manzer, and Alyssa Mast
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Ohio 2022
October 2022 | Annie Kucklick, Lisa Manzer, and Alyssa Mast
The Self-Sufficiency Standard Brief for Ohio 2015
December 2015 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard Methodology for Ohio 2015
December 2015 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Ohio 2013
June 2013 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Ohio 2011
May 2011 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Ohio 2008
July 2008 | Diana Pearce
On the Road: Exploring Economic Insecurities in Ohio 2015
December 2015 | Diana Pearce
Partner
The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies works to alleviate poverty and empower low-income families in their communities. Read more.
OACAA uses the Standard to build a calculator the can be used to assist with budgeting or by employers, advocates or legislators to evaluate wages, provide career counseling, or create programs that lead to economic 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.
The Standard in Use - Ohio
The Rent Eats First, Rental Housing Unaffordability in the US
The Rent Eats First, Rental Housing Unaffordability in the US This paper examines the housing affordability crisis using a residual income approach to identify renter
Shelter Poverty in Ohio: An Alternative Analysis of Rental Housing Affordability
Shelter Poverty in Ohio: An Alternative Analysis of Rental Housing Affordability The Self-Sufficiency Standard provides an alternative tool to understanding housing cost burden. A recent
Measuring Housing Affordability: Assessing the 30 Percent of Income Standard
Measuring Housing Affordability: Assessing the 30 Percent of Income Standard The 30-percent of income standard is a widely used and accepted measure of the extent
Self-Sufficiency or Status Quo: Are the Residents in Hope VI Developments Making Progress Towards Self-Sufficiency?
Self-Sufficiency or Status Quo: Are the Residents in Hope VI Developments Making Progress Towards Self-Sufficiency? A thesis titled “Self-Sufficiency or Status Quo: Are the Residents