Summary information

Study title

Survey of Single Homeless People, 1991

Creator

University of York, Centre for Housing Policy

Study number / PID

3646 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3646-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

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.

Methodology

Data collection period

01/07/1991 - 01/10/1991

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
Subnational
Homeless people

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

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

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.

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Related publications

  • Quilgars, D., Kemp, P. and Anderson, I. (1993) Single homeless people, London: HMSO.ISBN 0117528005 | 9780117528000