European public perceptions of homelessness: A knowledge, attitudes and practices survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Addressing Citizen's perspectives on homelessness is crucial for the design of effective and durable policy responses, and available research in Europe is not yet substantive. We aim to explore citizens' opinions about homelessness and to explain the differences in attitudes within the general population of eight European countries: France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

Methods

A nationally representative telephone survey of European citizens was conducted in 2017. Three domains were investigated: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about homelessness. Based on a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a generalized linear model for clustered and weighted samples was used to probe the associations between groups with opposin

SUBMITTER: Petit J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760760 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature