A sociological portrait of the homeless population in a moderate sized city: Macon, Georgia
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Lewiston [u.a.]
Mellen
1995
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| Beschreibung: | V, 177 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0773490906 |
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Contents List of Illustrations i
Preface ii j
Acknowledgments iv
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Introduction 1
Part I Demographic Characteristics 5
l.Age 5
2. Race 7
3. Sex 7 |
4. Education °
5. Nativity
6. Military Service 11
Section A Personal Troubles 14 1
1. Family Related Problems 14
2. Addictive Behavior 16
3. Poor Health 17
4. Landlord Tenant Conflict 18
5. The Lure of Adventure 19
Section B Structural Sources of Homelessness 19
1. Unemployment 2 0
2. Minimum Wage Jobs 2 2
3. Demolition of Rental Units 22
4. Released from Jail 24
Section C Frequency and Duration of Homelessness 24
1. The Short term Homeless 24
2. The Chronic Homeless 26
3. The Episodic Homeless 27
Part m Health Problems 31
Section A General Feeling of Well Being 32
1. Health Scales and Health Assessment 3 3
2. Health Status and Demographic Characteristics 34
3. Volume of Medical Complaints 3 6
Section B Morbidity 38
1. Musculoskeletal Disorders 39
2. Respiratory Disorders 45
3. Cardiovascular Disorders 51
4. Central Nervous System Disorders 55
5. Digestive System Disorders 59
6. Sense Organ Disorders 63
7. Genitourinary Disorders 66
8. Blood Disorders 67
9. Endocrine Disorders 68
Section C Disability Status 69
1. Demographic Correlates of Disability 69
2. Types of Disability 70
3. Disability and Health Status 72
4. Supplemental Security Income 72
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Section D Health Seeking Behavior 73
1. Physician Visits 73
2. Hospital Utilization 75 ;
3. Use of Prescription Drugs 77 j
Section E Mental Illness 79
1. Schizophrenia 79 j
2. Anxiety Disorders 80
3. Affective Disorders 81
Section F Substance Abuse 82
1. Traditional alcoholics 83
2. Drug Dependent Alcoholics 85
3. Mentally Ill Alcoholics 85
4. Crack Cocaine Addicts 86
Part IV W ork and HnmelesMi*» 89
Section A Occupational Status O
1. Operators, Fabricators, and Laborers 0
2. Precision Production, Craft, and Repair 91
92
3. Service Occupations
4. Managerial and Professional Speciality 93
5. Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
94
Section B Income
1. Street Comer Labor Pools 95
2. Day Labor Agency 97
3. Hustling 98
4. Mission Work 99
5. Involuntary Part time Work 100
6. Support from Relative 101
7. Income Transfer Payments 101
Section C Income and Housing 102
1. The Primary Housing Market 102
2. The Secondary Housing Market 103
I Section D Barriers to Full time Employment 104
: 1. Poor Health 104
2. High Unemployment Rate 104
3. Substance Abuse 105
4. Transportation 105
i 5. No Permanent Address 106
6. Age Discrimination 106
7. Education/Training 106
8. No Identification 106
9. Racial Discrimination 107
Part V Family and Friend* 189
Section A Marital Status 109
1. Single Never Married 110
2. Married 111
3. Separated 113
4. Divorced 114
5. Widowed 115
Section B Kinship Contacts 116
1. Overall Contact 116
2. Regular Contact 118
Section C Housing Support 120
1. Lived with Friends 120
2. Lived with Kin I22
3. Family Conflict and Housing Support 123
fm VI €rtoi*^Vfcti»fetiti*a Fatten* 127
Section A Respondent* Who Served Time I2?
1. City and County Jail *2 8
2. State or Federal Penitentiary 129
Section B Types of Crimes Committed 130
1. Part I Offenses 131
2. Part II Offenses 131
Section C Victimization Patterns 133 •
1. Petty Larceny 133
2. Assault 135
3. Robbery 136
F*ri VII Summary »ttd Conclutions 139
1. Counting the Homeless 139
2. Access to Medical Care 140
3. Poverty 142
4. Affordable Low Income Housing 143
5. Family Instability 144
6. Criminal Behavior 145
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References
Author Index 163
Subject Index 169
ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1 Age Structure 6
Figure 2 Formal Education g
Figure 3 Nativity 10
Figure 4 Military Service 11
Figure 5 Personal Causes of Homelessness IS
Figure 6 Structural Causes of Homelessness 20
Figure 7 Homeless Classification Schema 25
Figure 8 Age and Health Status 34
Figure 9 Respondents Reporting At Least One Physical Ailment 37
Figure 10 Percent of Self Reported Physical Ailments 39
Figure 11 Distribution of Disability Groups 71
Figure 12 Substance Abuse Disorders 83
Figure 13 Occupational Distribution 90
Figure 14 Income Sources 96
Figure 15 Average Monthly Income 97
Figure 16 Percent of Respondents Hustling 98
Figure 17 Percent of Respondents Reporting Job Barriers 105
Figure 18 Marital Status 110
Figure 19 Age and Kin Contact 117
Figure 20 Age and Housing Support 121
Figure 21 Part H Crimes As Percent of Arrest 132
i Figure 22 Percent of Respondents Victimized by Various Crimes 134
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