Study title
Survey of Single Homeless People, 1991
Creator
Study number / PID
3646 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-3646-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
This study was undertaken to establish: the characteristics of single homeless people; the reasons why single people become and remain homeless; the accommodation and support needs and preferences of single homeless people.
Main Topics:
Demographic details (age, gender, ethnic background, education, employment, income, health, experience of institutions and the armed forces); present and previous accommodation; experience of sleeping rough; reasons for leaving last home; looking for accommodation; accommodation expectations and preferences; need for care and support.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/07/1991 - 01/10/1991
Country
Time dimension
Analysis unit
Universe
Single people staying in hostels or bed & breakfast establishments (with at least five bedspaces normally occupied by homeless people) who had not been accepted for rehousing by local authorities; single people using `soup runs' who had slept rough at least one night in the previous seven, and single people using day centres for the homeless who had slept rough at least one night in the previous seven.
Sampling procedure
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1997
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Quilgars, D., Kemp, P. and Anderson, I. (1993) Single homeless people, London: HMSO.ISBN 0117528005 | 9780117528000