California Elder Economic Security Standard Index

• The California Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index

  • Statewide Data
  • County-by-County Data
  • Elders Living on the Edge: The Impact of California Support Programs
    When Income Falls Short in Retirement

California Media

• 5-4-08, High Living Costs Challenge Seniors, Contra Costa Times
• 4-19-08, In Session: To Receive that 'Stimulus' Check, Do More Than Assume, Chico Enterprise-Record
• 2-26-08, Federal poverty line grossly underestimates the needs of California's seniors says new UCLA report, EurekAlert
• 2-26-08, Poverty Line Set Too Low, redwoodage.com
• 2-26-08, Helping seniors cope with high cost of living, Marin Independent Journal
• 2-26-08, Tough Times for Fresno's Seniors: New county-specific data reveals true impact of state budget cuts on elderly, Central Valley Business Street
• 2-26-08, Federal poverty line grossly underestimates the needs of California's seniors says new UCLA report, GenRef.com
• 2-27-08, Cost of living too costly for seniors, Ventura County Star
• 2-27-08, California Report, KQED Radio
• 2-29-08, Cost Of Living Increase Having Impact On San Diego Seniors, Streaming Video to right of article. Channel 10 News Report
• 2-29-08, Politically Speaking, NBC San Diego, Streaming video
• 2-29-08, Study Finds Seniors' Expenses Exceed Income, Desert Dispatch
  

State Resources

• Press Statement: "Tough Times for California's Seniors" -  Announcing the launch of the Cal-EESI initiative and Legislative Hearing
• California Elder Economic Security Initiative Release Materials and Press Information
• The California Elder Economic Security Initiative™
• Elders Living on the Edge: The Impact of California Support Programs
  When Income Falls Short in Retirement -- full brief
• Federal Poverty Guideline Underestimates Costs of Living for Older Persons in California
• The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research