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dc.creatorWatt, H., Committee to End Elder Homelessness (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)en
dc.creatorByrne, K., Boston Medical Center (Massachusetts, USA), Elders Living at Home Programen
dc.creatorCrane, M., University of Sheffield, Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageingen
dc.creatorWarnes, A. M., King's College London, Department of Geographyen
dc.date2005-12-13T00:00:00Zen
dc.identifier5276-
dc.identifier10.5255/UKDA-SN-5276-1-
dc.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5276-1-
dc.identifier.urihttps://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/64623*
dc.description<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>en
dc.descriptionA comparative study of the causes of new episodes of homelessness among people aged 50 or more years was undertaken in Boston, Massachusetts (USA), Melbourne, Australia, and four English cities. The aims were to make a substantial contribution to the predominantly American debate on the causes of homelessness, and to make practice recommendations for the improvement of prevention. <br> <br> The study had several objectives. It aimed to collect information about the antecedents, triggers and risk factors for becoming homeless in later life and about the national and local policy and service contexts. Furthermore, the researchers aimed to analyse and interpret the findings with reference to an integrated model of the causes of homelessness that represented structural and policy factors, including housing, health and social service organisation and delivery factors, and personal circumstances, events, problems and dysfunctions. The aim was to do this collaboratively, by drawing on the project partners' experience and knowledge. Finally, it was hoped to develop recommendations for housing, primary health care and social welfare organisations for the prevention of homelessness. This was to be done by identifying the common sequences and interactions of events that precede homelessness and their markers (or 'early warning' indicators) and by holding workshops in England with practitioners and their representative organisations on new ways of working.<br> <br> By the study of contrasting welfare and philanthropic regimes in a relatively homogeneous category of homeless incidence (i.e. recent cases among late middle-aged and older people), it was hoped that valuable insights into the relative contributions of the policy, service and personal factors would be obtained. The study focused on older people who had recently become homeless, purposely to gather detailed and reliable information about the prior and contextual circumstances. To have included people who had been homeless for several years would have reduced the quality of the data because of 'recall' problems.<br> <br> Users should note that data from the Australian sample for the study are not included in this dataset.en
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dc.descriptionThe data file includes information about the English respondents and those from Boston. It was compiled in two stages. The first stage involved each project partner entering the pre-coded responses into the file. All partners then identified themes and created codes for the open-ended responses, and the resulting variables were added. Data quality-control procedures included blind checks of the data coding and keying. <br> <br> The first 200 variables pertain to information collected from the respondents. They comprise descriptive variables of the circumstances prior to homelessness, including housing tenure during the three years prior to the survey, previous homelessness, employment history, income, health and addiction problems, and contacts with family, friends and formal services. The respondents were asked to rate whether specific factors were implicated in becoming homeless, and where appropriate, a following open-ended question sought elaboration. <br> <br> The remaining variables comprise information collected from the respondents' 'key workers' about their understanding of the events and states that led to their clients becoming homeless.<br>en
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dc.rightsCopyright A. Warnes. K. Byrne, H. Watt. The Elders Living at Home Program and the Committee to End Elder Homelessness have a copyright interest in the United States data.en
dc.subjectHOMELESSNESSen
dc.subjectELDERLYen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectAGEen
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFAREen
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMSen
dc.subjectDEBILITATIVE ILLNESSen
dc.subjectILL HEALTHen
dc.subjectDISABILITIESen
dc.subjectMEMORY DISORDERSen
dc.subjectDEPRESSIONen
dc.subjectPSYCHOTIC DISORDERSen
dc.subjectALCOHOLISMen
dc.subjectDRINKING BEHAVIOURen
dc.subjectDRUG ABUSEen
dc.subjectGAMBLINGen
dc.subjectCRIMINAL RECORDen
dc.subjectDEBTSen
dc.subjectPERSONAL FINANCE MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION DISABILITIESen
dc.subjectLONELINESSen
dc.subjectILLITERACYen
dc.subjectLANGUAGE DISABILITIESen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICESen
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUSen
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPSen
dc.subjectVISION IMPAIRMENTSen
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDSen
dc.subjectHOUSING TENUREen
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORTen
dc.subjectRENTSen
dc.subjectMORTGAGESen
dc.subjectINTERPERSONAL CONFLICTen
dc.subjectHOUSING CONDITIONSen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT HISTORYen
dc.subjectARMED FORCESen
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectPARENTSen
dc.subjectSIBLINGSen
dc.subjectCHILDRENen
dc.subjectPERSONAL CONTACTen
dc.subjectFAMILIESen
dc.subjectFRIENDSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORTen
dc.subjectBEREAVEMENTen
dc.subjectMARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONen
dc.subjectINCOMEen
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCEen
dc.subjectGENERAL PRACTITIONERSen
dc.subjectMEDICAL CAREen
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTHen
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDERSen
dc.subjectCOUNSELLINGen
dc.subjectCHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONSen
dc.subjectHOSTELSen
dc.subject2001-2003en
dc.subjectEnglanden
dc.subjectUnited Statesen
dc.titleCauses of Homelessness among Older People in Four Cities in England, and Boston, Massachusetts, 2001-2003en
dc.typeDataseten
dc.coverageEnglanden
dc.coverageUnited Statesen
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