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Goal
GOAL
A.1

Public understanding

Public perception of homelessness is accurate.

PART OF
All in it together
Goal description

Public understanding of homelessness means effectively communicating and improving the understanding of the root causes and solutions to homelessness for non-experts. It may also include raising awareness of current data limitations, the evidence landscape and the implications of those factors.

AVAILABLE Indicators
A.1.1

Prevention attitudes

A.1.2

Experience of homelessness

A.1.3

Homelessness policies

A.1.4

Causes of homelessness

A.1.5

Salience of the issue

Indicators
A.1.1

Prevention attitudes

Geographical coverage

UK

Unit of measurement

Number, Percentage (%)

Comparability

Yes

Footnote

This data was collected through the Centre of Homelessness Impact's IPSOS survey. The total sample size was 2,180 adults aged 16-75 who were surveyed online from 25 November – 2 December 2020. The sampling tolerance was 1.5% for the whole sample for a 50% finding. Note that the sampling tolerance is higher for each country subgroup. More detail on the survey study is available here.

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A.1.2

Experience of homelessness

Geographical coverage

UK

Unit of measurement

Number, Percentage (%)

Comparability

Yes

Footnote

This data was collected through the Centre of Homelessness Impact's IPSOS survey. The total sample size was 2,180 adults aged 16-75 who were surveyed online from 25 November – 2 December 2020. The sampling tolerance was 1.5% for the whole sample for a 50% finding. Note that the sampling tolerance is higher for each country subgroup. More detail on the survey study is available here.

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A.1.3

Homelessness policies

Geographical coverage

UK

Unit of measurement

Number, Percentage (%)

Comparability

Yes

Footnote

This data was collected through the Centre of Homelessness Impact's IPSOS survey. The total sample size was 2,180 adults aged 16-75 who were surveyed online from 25 November – 2 December 2020. The sampling tolerance was 1.5% for the whole sample for a 50% finding. Note that the sampling tolerance is higher for each country subgroup. More detail on the survey study is available here.

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A.1.4

Causes of homelessness

Geographical coverage

UK

Unit of measurement

Number, Percentage (%)

Comparability

Yes

Footnote

This data was collected through the Centre of Homelessness Impact's IPSOS survey. The total sample size was 2,180 adults aged 16-75 who were surveyed online from 25 November – 2 December 2020. The sampling tolerance was 1.5% for the whole sample for a 50% finding. Note that the sampling tolerance is higher for each country subgroup. More detail on the survey study is available here.

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A.1.5

Salience of the issue

Geographical coverage

UK

Unit of measurement

Number, Percentage (%)

Comparability

Yes

Footnote

This data was collected through the Centre of Homelessness Impact's IPSOS survey. The total sample size was 2,180 adults aged 16-75 who were surveyed online from 25 November – 2 December 2020. The sampling tolerance was 1.5% for the whole sample for a 50% finding. Note that the sampling tolerance is higher for each country subgroup. More detail on the survey study is available here.

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