A study on the dynamic relationship of the risk factors of homelessness.
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Title
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A study on the dynamic relationship of the risk factors of homelessness.
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Identifier
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AAI3047231
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identifier
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3047231
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Creator
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Ji, Eun-Gu.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Michael Smith
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Date
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2002
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
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Abstract
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What is the most crucial determinant of homelessness? Is there any order among the risk factors to explain becoming homeless? Although there are many studies about the number, cause, or the personal characteristics of homeless people, the studies focusing on the dynamic relationships between variables to explain becoming the homeless are few.;This study is a quantitative assessment of the influence of risk factors on the rates of homelessness. Correlations among these factors and homelessness rates precede multiple regression analysis. The objectives of this correlation analysis are to obtain values that indicate the relationships between risk factors and to determine if a relationship exists between risk factors. In order to describe the further nature of the relationships and to assess the degree of accuracy of prediction achieved by the regression equation, regression analysis was used to assess the relative importance of the risk factors in their contribution to variation in the rates of homelessness.;The findings of this multiple regression study that employed three major models show that the poverty rate, among structural/societal risk factors, is strongly associated with homeless rate in model I. Individual risk factors explaining the cause of homelessness do not have correlations with homelessness and do not affect homelessness in model II. The rate of AFDC recipients was the only factor among ten indicators including individual and societal/structural risk factors that was highly correlated and associated with a high level of homelessness in model III.;The findings of this study provide meaningful considerations for policy. First, policy makers focus not only on particularly psychological or individual issues of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health of homeless people, but also on the root causes of homelessness such as permanent poverty, economic conditions, a low level of welfare benefits, or the lack of affordable housing units V1 drawn from societal/structural bases. Second, the findings of the study indicate that the reducing poverty rate is the priority in reducing the number of homeless people. Third, policy makers should identify that TANF families with no extra earnings are the most vulnerable subgroup for becoming homeless.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
