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ERIC Number: EJ380274
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Studying Homelessness: The Difficulty of Tracking a Transient Population.
Coughlin, Ellen K.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n8 pA6-7,12 Oct 19 1988
Two years ago, a study led by Peter H. Rossi found that 7,000 people were without homes in Chicago at some time in the course of a year. An expanded version of that study recommends changes in state and national policies affecting the homeless. (MLW)
Descriptors: Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Higher Education, Homeless People, Housing Needs, Interviews, Poverty, Social Science Research, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rossi (Peter H); University of Massachusetts Amherst