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Beyond Worst Case Needs: Measuring the Breadth and Severity of Housing Insecurity Among Urban Renters

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  • Giselle Routhier

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Many indicators of renter household insecurity remain widespread or have shown signs of worsening in the past decade, including unaffordability, poor unit conditions, overcrowding, and evictions. Most research to date has examined each of these conditions as a standalone problem, without examining the extent and severity of simultaneously occurring housing problems. This study closes that gap by examining the suitability of measuring housing insecurity as an index of multiple variables within four identified dimensions: unaffordability, poor conditions, overcrowding, and forced moves. Results show that dimensions of housing insecurity are highly correlated and suitable for measurement as an index. The proposed index shows that housing insecurity is widespread among U.S. renters, but varies greatly in severity and type.

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  • Giselle Routhier, 2019. "Beyond Worst Case Needs: Measuring the Breadth and Severity of Housing Insecurity Among Urban Renters," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 235-249, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:29:y:2019:i:2:p:235-249
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2018.1509228
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    1. Buylova, Alexandra, 2020. "Spotlight on energy efficiency in Oregon: Investigating dynamics between energy use and socio-demographic characteristics in spatial modeling of residential energy consumption," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).

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