Self-Sufficiency Standard
Washington State
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 Washington State
September 2023 | Annie Kucklick, Lisa Manzer, & Alyssa Mast
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2020
August 2020 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2017
September 2017 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2014
August 2015 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2011
October 2011 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2009
June 2009 | Diana Pearce
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2007
June 2007 | Diana Pearce
Overlooked and Undercounted: Wages, Work and Poverty in Washington State (2007)
By Diana Pearce | September 2007
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2001
September 2001 | Diana Pearce
Data & Tools
- 2020 Washington State Dataset
- 2017 Washington State Dataset
- 2014 Washington State Dataset
- 2011 Washington State Dataset
- 2009 Washington State Dataset
- 2007 Washington State Dataset
- 2001 Washington State Dataset
- The Self-Sufficiency Calculator
Partner
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.