Permanent homelessness in America?

摘要: This paper seeks to determine the approximate number of homeless persons in U.S., rate change number, and whether or not problem is likely be permanent transitory. It makes particular use a new 1985 survey over 500 people New York City. finds that: (1) the much-maligned 1984 study by U.S. Department Housing Urban Affairs was roughly correct its estimate 250,000–350,000 for 1983; (2) the has grown since 1983, despite economic recovery, with families growing especially rapidly; (3) homelessness relatively long-term state many individuals, an average incomplete duration, corrected growth population, six years estimated completed duration twice as long; (4) much can attributed increases poor 1980s declines rough constancy low-rent rental units; (5) relatively few individuals receive welfare general assistance money; large proportion have spent time jail.