Article Publication Date:
3/14/2012
Summary:
Wider Opportunities for Women’s (WOW) database provides information on how much it costs for families & older adults to cover their most basic expenses: housing, food, and transportation. The Basic Economic Security Tables (BEST) Index and the Elder Economic Security Standard Index (Elder Index) measure the incomes workers & retired adults need to achieve economic security. Both measures use comprehensive definitions of economic security, presented at the state, county & city levels.
Types/Tools:
Sources:
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW)
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Keywords:
Wages and Benefits
women; children; security; food; child care; health care; housing and utilities; emergency savings; retirement savings; taxes and tax credits; savings for children's higher education; homeownership savings; economic security; families; employment-based benefits; job training; retirement; community-based services
Contact
Maggie Flowers
mflowers@wowonline.org
Phone:
202-464-1596
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53056