ghostgotcha wrote:
Allow me to enlighten you just a tad there snowflake.. (While I am sure statistical analysis confuses liberals - please take the time to interpolate the below and gain at least a base of knowledge.)
Read slow now:
Which states have the highest rates of homelessness?
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington State, and Washington, D.C. have the highest rates of homelessness, according to a study released in 2007 by The National Alliance to End Homelessness.
What is chronic homelessness?
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 23 percent of homeless people are reported as chronically homeless. According to HUD's definition, a person who is "chronically homeless" is an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition (e.g., substance abuse, serious mental illness, developmental disability, or chronic physical illness)
For singles, the three most commonly cited causes of homelessness are:
Substance abuse
Lack of affordable housing
Mental illness
Homelessness continues to be a largely urban phenomenon.
71% are in central cities
21% are in suburbs
9% are in rural areas
Note: The above figures are based on 1996 data from Samhsha's National Mental Health Information Center.
People who are homeless frequently report health problems.
38% report alcohol use problems
26% report other drug use problems
39% report some form of mental health problems (20-25% meet criteria for serious mental illness)
66% report either substance use and/or mental health problems
3% report having HIV/AIDS
26% report acute health problems other than HIV/AIDS such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, or sexually t***smitted diseases
46% report chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or cancer
Note: The above figures are based on 1996 data from Samhsha's National Mental Health Information Center.
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I'm not sure what we are supposed to get from your statistics. They certainly don't seem to invalidate Dashy's statement. If 23% of the homeless are "chronically homeless," than 77% are not. Dash said that homelessness can be caused by loss of a job, illness, or some other catastrophic event. According to your statistics, 75% of the homeless report having some sort of major health problem. Also, I think it is interesting that your list of states having the most homeless includes some of the most liberal states (California and Hawaii, for example) and some of the most conservative (Alaska and Idaho) and some that are "purple" (Colorado, Rhode Island). So what are we supposed to learn from this by reading it slowly?