Survey of 484 Denver Homeless Individuals Regarding Public Health Consequences of Criminalization of Homelessness

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Tony Robinson, University of Colorado-Denver

Version:  View help for Version V1

Version Title:  View help for Version Title October 5, 2019

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Project Citation: 

Robinson, Tony. Survey of 484 Denver Homeless Individuals Regarding Public Health Consequences of Criminalization of Homelessness. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-05. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112202V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary
This dataset includes responses from a community-based participatory research project conducted in collaboration between researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and Denver Homeless Out Loud, a community coalition with strong involvement of current and former people experiencing homelessness. This study was conducted with approval from the institutional review board at the University of Colorado Denver.   

The 36 question survey of 484 persons experiencing homelessness focused on respondents' experiences with police in Denver, CO, and on their self-reported personal safety and health conditions.

The survey was conducted through the winter of 2018 and spring of 2019.




Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms homeless persons; criminalization; public health
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Denver, Colorado
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/2018 – 1/2019
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 9/2018 – 2/2019
Universe:  View help for Universe Persons experiencing homelessness for more than six months in the previous year in the Denver, CO
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate 86.5%
Sampling:  View help for Sampling The sampling frame consisted of people experiencing homelessness for more than six months in Denver, Colorado. Cluster respondents were selected from strategically chosen sites (e.g., shelters, soup kitchens, day services providers, immigrant day laborer centers, downtown parks, street corners, and homeless encampments) meant to ensure representativeness of the homeless population likely to spend time sleeping outdoors during the year. The survey was administered at different times of day at each location to a convenience sample of all respondents who were present at the time and willing to take the survey.


Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) on-site questionnaire
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation homeless individuals, interactions with police, self-reported health and safety conditions
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit Denver, CO

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