One-third of San Diego County’s working-age households don’t earn enough money to make ends meet, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Center on Policy Initiatives.
“This means that over a million people in San Diego are living in economic insecurity, are living on the edge, and are worried about their next meal,” said Peter Brownell, research director for the institute, a nonprofit economic and social justice analysis and advocacy group.
Brownell said the center uses the “self-sufficiency standard,” developed at the University of Washington, instead of the federal poverty rate because the latter is a “one size fits all” measurement that doesn’t accurately reflect the cost of living in San Diego.
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To download the full report, please visit: http://www.cpisandiego.org/poverty_report_2016
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