Hello All,
Does anyone have documentation discussing the homeless and poverty levels? Are the homeless included in the "poverty universe?" Is it possible to identify homeless counts? I am searching PUMS data and can also IPUMS data.
Specifically, I'm attempting to answer the question, "If the number of people in Washington state under 200% FPL is decreasing, why is the homeless population increasing?" Yes, I understand there is not a direct correlation between homelessness and poverty... but this is where I am starting.
Any ideas?Thank you,
Lorna
Homeless data in general is fraught, and in ACS especially. There's a good discussion here: acsdatacommunity.prb.org/.../homeless-population-and-those-in-transitional-housing
Yes, I went through that discussion. Thank you though. I was just hoping there has been an update since then.