Disproportionate Increases in Numbers and Rates of Homelessness Among Women in the United States, 2018-2022.

IF 3 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Public Health Reports Pub Date : 2024-06-20 DOI:10.1177/00333549241255805

Jack Tsai, Austin Lampros

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Abstract

Objectives: Information about homelessness among women is conflicting. We examined changes in the number and rate of various types of homelessness among females in multiple population groups from 2018 through 2022.

Methods: We used 5 years of population data (2018-2022) from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). We performed descriptive analyses to examine changes in rates of homelessness over time and differences in rates of homelessness between general and veteran populations.

Results: From 2018 through 2022, there were major increases in rates of unsheltered homelessness among females (25.1%) and males (17.3%) in the general population, which outpaced increases in general population birth rates. Although the percentage change in the proportion of females among all people experiencing unsheltered homelessness grew by 4.0%, the proportion of females among all veterans experiencing unsheltered homelessness grew by 26.3%.

Conclusions: These findings highlight the growing problem of unsheltered homelessness in the general population. Prevention efforts should be focused particularly on the female, especially veteran female, population.

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2018-2022 年美国妇女无家可归人数和比率的不成比例增长。

目的：有关女性无家可归者的信息相互矛盾。我们研究了从 2018 年到 2022 年多个人群中女性各类无家可归者的数量和比率的变化：我们使用了美国住房和城市发展部（HUD）和美国退伍军人事务部（VA）提供的 5 年人口数据（2018-2022 年）。我们进行了描述性分析，以研究无家可归率随时间的变化以及普通人群和退伍军人人群之间无家可归率的差异：从 2018 年到 2022 年，普通人群中女性（25.1%）和男性（17.3%）无家可归者的比例大幅上升，超过了普通人群出生率的上升速度。虽然女性在所有无家可归者中所占比例的百分比变化增长了 4.0%，但女性在所有无家可归的退伍军人中所占比例却增长了 26.3%：这些调查结果表明，在普通人群中，无家可归者的问题日益严重。预防工作应特别关注女性，尤其是退伍女性。

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Public Health Reports 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

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5.00

自引率

6.10%

发文量

164

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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