Causes of Homelessness
Published 1 January 1992
Gary A. Morse
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Abstract
A growing body of evidence points to a disturbing fact: A substantial number of people in the United States are without homes. A national study estimated that in 31 medium-sized and large cities, an average of more than 7,000 people are homeless, including 60,000 people in New York City.4 Current nationwide estimates are controversial; figures range from 250,000 to 3 million homeless people,3,5–10 with 2 million the most frequently cited figure. Although these estimates are imprecise, far more people are homeless today than in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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